EU Council President talks to Putin after EU summit on Belarus
<p> MINSK, Aug 20 – PrimePress. European Council head Charles Michel in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the EU emergency summit on Belarus, he posted on Twitter. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Yesterday the EU expressed solidarity with the people of Belarus in their desire to determine their own future. Today I reiterated this to President Putin. There is only one way forward: through political inclusive dialogue & a peaceful and democratic process,” his statement said. </p> <p> </p> <p> In turn, during a telephone conversation with Michel, Putin noted that external pressure on the Belarusian authorities and interference in domestic political processes is counterproductive. “The Russian side stresses the counterproductivity of any pressure on the leadership of the sovereign Belarusian state and interference from outside in the ongoing internal processes there. It has been confirmed that early normalization of the situation in Belarus is in the interests of both Russia and the European Union,” the press service of the Russian President said on August 20. </p> <p> </p> <p> On Wednesday, the EU emergency summit on Belarus was held in a videoconference format. Leaders of 27 EU countries as well as chairpersons of the European Commission, European Parliament, and European Council during the videoconference that lasted for about three hours approved a final statement that reiterates the basic points voiced earlier by the European institutions: the summit didn’t "recognize the results" of the presidential election in Belarus, demanded to end the police brutality, urged for a transparent investigation into police abuse, release of all detainees, supported the citizens’ desire "to determine their future" and promised to "impose sanctions against a substantial number of individuals responsible for violence, repression and the falsification of election results.". </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi said that the final version of the resolution on sanctions may be adopted on August 27-28. </p> <p> </p> <p> Michel stressed that the European Union supports the Belarusian people and advocates a dialogue to resolve the crisis. “We call on the Belarusian authorities to find a peaceful solution to the situation by ending the brutality, de-escalating tensions and launching an inclusive dialogue at the national level,” Russian RBC news agency quotes him as saying. </p> <p> </p> <p> Michel referred to the OSCE as an organization that can mediate in such a dialogue. End </p>
2020-08-21
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EU Council President talks to Putin after EU summit on Belarus
MINSK, Aug 20 – PrimePress. European Council head Charles Michel in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the EU emergency summit on Belarus, he posted on Twitter.
“Yesterday the EU expressed solidarity with the people of Belarus in their desire to determine their own future. Today I reiterated this to President Putin. There is only one way forward: through political inclusive dialogue & a peaceful and democratic process,” his statement said.
In turn, during a telephone conversation with Michel, Putin noted that external pressure on the Belarusian authorities and interference in domestic political processes is counterproductive. “The Russian side stresses the counterproductivity of any pressure on the leadership of the sovereign Belarusian state and interference from outside in the ongoing internal processes there. It has been confirmed that early normalization of the situation in Belarus is in the interests of both Russia and the European Union,” the press service of the Russian President said on August 20.
On Wednesday, the EU emergency summit on Belarus was held in a videoconference format. Leaders of 27 EU countries as well as chairpersons of the European Commission, European Parliament, and European Council during the videoconference that lasted for about three hours approved a final statement that reiterates the basic points voiced earlier by the European institutions: the summit didn’t "recognize the results" of the presidential election in Belarus, demanded to end the police brutality, urged for a transparent investigation into police abuse, release of all detainees, supported the citizens’ desire "to determine their future" and promised to "impose sanctions against a substantial number of individuals responsible for violence, repression and the falsification of election results.".
As previously reported, European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi said that the final version of the resolution on sanctions may be adopted on August 27-28.
Michel stressed that the European Union supports the Belarusian people and advocates a dialogue to resolve the crisis. “We call on the Belarusian authorities to find a peaceful solution to the situation by ending the brutality, de-escalating tensions and launching an inclusive dialogue at the national level,” Russian RBC news agency quotes him as saying.
Michel referred to the OSCE as an organization that can mediate in such a dialogue. End