Putin calls for dialogue between Belarusian authorities, opposition
<p> MINSK, Nov 18 - PrimePress. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a dialogue between the Belarusian authorities and the opposition. </p> <p> </p> <p> He made a statement to this effect at an expanded session of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the Kremlin press-service said. </p> <p> </p> <p> “We are aware that although the situation in Belarus has returned to calm, nevertheless there are problems. We are well aware of that. And we call for a dialogue between the authorities and the opposition, of course,” Putin said. </p> <p> </p> <p> “But for its part, Russia will certainly continue the policy of strengthening ties and deepening integration processes with Belarus. We will implement all 28 recently adopted union programs to form a common economic space, and proceed with coordinated macroeconomic, tax, banking and credit policy,” Putin said. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, western countries are using the migrant crisis to put pressure on Minsk and as a new pretext for tension. And at the same time, they forget their own commitments on the humanitarian track, Putin said. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, the political crisis in Belarus began after the presidential election of 9 August 2020, in which Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner for the sixth time with 80.1% of the vote. For several months, there were mass protests and violent crackdowns in the country. Western countries imposed four sets of sanctions on a number of Belarusian individuals and companies. Since the outbreak of the crisis, Putin has been unequivocal in his support for Lukashenko and has stated that the Belarusian opposition represents no one. </p> <p> </p> <p> In July 2021, President Lukashenko stated that, due to sanctions imposed by Western countries, he no longer intended to restrain illegal migration to the European Union. This was followed by attempts to illegally cross the border with Lithuania, Poland and Latvia by migrants from the Middle East, with total inactivity of the Belarusian border service. On 15 November at a session of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), foreign ministers of member states of the European Union (EU) reached a political agreement on applying the 5th parcel of sanctions against Belarus. </p> <p> </p> <p> Merkel discussed the migration issue on 10 and 11 November by phone with Putin, who said, among other things, that de-escalation of the migration crisis is only possible through direct talks between the EU and the Belarusian authorities. On 15 November, Merkel and Lukashenko held their first telephone conversation, the second phone talk followed on 17 November. End </p>
2021-11-19
Primepress
Putin calls for dialogue between Belarusian authorities, opposition
MINSK, Nov 18 - PrimePress. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a dialogue between the Belarusian authorities and the opposition.
He made a statement to this effect at an expanded session of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the Kremlin press-service said.
“We are aware that although the situation in Belarus has returned to calm, nevertheless there are problems. We are well aware of that. And we call for a dialogue between the authorities and the opposition, of course,” Putin said.
“But for its part, Russia will certainly continue the policy of strengthening ties and deepening integration processes with Belarus. We will implement all 28 recently adopted union programs to form a common economic space, and proceed with coordinated macroeconomic, tax, banking and credit policy,” Putin said.
In his words, western countries are using the migrant crisis to put pressure on Minsk and as a new pretext for tension. And at the same time, they forget their own commitments on the humanitarian track, Putin said.
As previously reported, the political crisis in Belarus began after the presidential election of 9 August 2020, in which Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner for the sixth time with 80.1% of the vote. For several months, there were mass protests and violent crackdowns in the country. Western countries imposed four sets of sanctions on a number of Belarusian individuals and companies. Since the outbreak of the crisis, Putin has been unequivocal in his support for Lukashenko and has stated that the Belarusian opposition represents no one.
In July 2021, President Lukashenko stated that, due to sanctions imposed by Western countries, he no longer intended to restrain illegal migration to the European Union. This was followed by attempts to illegally cross the border with Lithuania, Poland and Latvia by migrants from the Middle East, with total inactivity of the Belarusian border service. On 15 November at a session of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), foreign ministers of member states of the European Union (EU) reached a political agreement on applying the 5th parcel of sanctions against Belarus.
Merkel discussed the migration issue on 10 and 11 November by phone with Putin, who said, among other things, that de-escalation of the migration crisis is only possible through direct talks between the EU and the Belarusian authorities. On 15 November, Merkel and Lukashenko held their first telephone conversation, the second phone talk followed on 17 November. End