Heads of embassies of EU countries meeting with Volga Kazulina and Tatstsyana Klimava in Minsk :: Charter'97 :: News

Heads of Missions of the EU countries in Minsk met Ms. Olga Kazulina, daughter of Professor Alexander Kazulin and Ms. Tatiana Leonovich-Klimava, spouse of Mr. Andrey Klimov in order to obtain information on the current situation of both Belarusian citizens, considered by the EU to be political prisoners. HoMs also remains concerned about the recent cases of the detention of Belarusian citizens for political activities. HoMs underlined that the EU and its Member States continue to protest the harassment of Belarusian citizens in this way, and also calls for their release.

EU HoMs regretted that despite many declarations by the Belarusian authorities regarding the wish to improve relations with the EU this policy of restricting human and civil rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens continue to undermine these statements.

EU HoMs reiterates that the EU is ready to deepen co-operation with the Belarusian authorities and enter into a full partnership within the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy. But this is contingent on the Belarusian authorities demonstrating concrete, significant and irreversible steps towards granting full freedom of speech, association and mass media.