By Ammu Kannampilly and Charlotte Van Campenhout

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Some U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $4 million that are intended for poor nations but stuck in a Belgian warehouse since President Donald Trump froze foreign aid in January risk becoming unusable by the middle of next year, a reproductive rights group said on Thursday.

Diplomatic talks to try to resolve a stalemate between Belgium and the United States on the issue are on hold because of the Washington government shutdown, a Flemish government spokesperson said.

Reuters in July quoted sources as saying the supplies valued at $9.7 million in total would be burned after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship them to poorer nations. A U.S. State Departm

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