DALTON - Rose "Rosie" M. Chavarry, 87, of Norwich Dr., passed away at Berkshire Medical Center following a brief illness.
She was born March 10, 1930 in Union City, New Jersey; she was educated in North Adams schools. Rose was a homemaker raising... View Obituary & Service InformationThe United States and Belarus are planning to exchange ambassadors after an 11-year freeze.

US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale met with President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday in the Belarusian capital Minsk as the two sides look to patch up relations.

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"Our meeting today marks an historic juncture in US–Belarus relations," the United States' number three diplomat said. "It is my honor to announce that we are prepared to exchange ambassadors as the next step in normalizing our relationship."

The United States recalled its ambassador to Minsk in 2008 after the former Soviet state ordered a reduction of diplomatic staff at the US Embassy in response to sanctions leveled by Washington against Belarus over its human rights record. Since