Belgium sends experts to Guantanamo to mull transfer of prisoner

Belgian Foreign Minister Yves Leterme is sending a group of experts to the American prison in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to prepare the transfer of a former inmate to Belgium, VRT news reported Wednesday.

The Belgian experts will meet the person involved and do extra research.

The man is a former inmate of Guantanamo prison who does not face legal charges. The Belgian delegation will compile a report to be submitted to the Belgian government, which will next decide whether to take over the prisoner or not.

A few months ago, Belgium had promised U.S. President Barack Obama to accommodate "one or more" Guantanamo prisoners in Belgium.

First, there were talks of two prisoners, but this has now been reduced to just one at the request of the United States.