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“The situation in Belarus continues to be of great concern. Blood continues to be shed, people continue to be persecuted and journalists are imprisoned.
We, as a neighboring country, a neighboring country, together with other countries in the region, are looking for ways to solve this crisis, ”said G. Nausėda.
VIDEO: G.Nausėda presented a plan to find a way out of the crisis in Belarus
He presented a three-point plan “that could become a prelude to the region’s presidential mediation to resolve the political crisis in Belarus.”
First, the Belarusian authorities are ending the use of force against their citizens and aggravating the situation.
Second, the Belarusian authorities are releasing several thousand detainees, all protesters who have been repressed.
“The third point is that the Belarusian authorities are resuming dialogue with their civil society. The formation of a certain national council of representatives of the government and civil society could be an appropriate solution in this direction,” said G. Nausėda.
VIDEO: Protests in Belarus for the third day in a row: special forces arrest and attack bystanders
He stated that the presidents of Poland and Latvia supported such an initiative and would mediate in the negotiations.
G. Nausėda admitted that no contacts have yet been made with the representatives of the Belarusian authorities, so it cannot be ruled out that A. Lukashenko’s regime will not enter into negotiations.
“If the initiative was rejected, of course, all other alternatives would remain. I am also talking about sanctions, both at national and EU level. But without trying some alternatives, we should not go to others,” added G. Nausėda.
He calls the plan an “official offer” to Belarus on the president’s official account.
The presidency had previously reported that G. Nausėda and the president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, discussed the proposal to convene an extraordinary European Council (EC) on the situation in Belarus.
On Tuesday, G. Nausėda already discussed the same possibility with Charles Michel, president of EVS.
“The situation in Belarus is a matter for the whole European Union. A quick reaction and active participation of the EU capitals and the highest institutions is important not only for Lithuania, the people who fight the most for freedom in Belarus. and who suffer innocently, ”said G. Nausėda after the conversation.
G.Nausėda: We should fight for common EU sanctions. But let’s face it. This process is not very fast and its result is also unknown.
The repression and, of course, the fraudulent elections in Belarus have already been condemned by the European Commission.
Reuters / Scanpix photo / Suppressed protests in Belarus
The question of Hungary, whose leader Viktor Orban visited Belarus two months ago and said the EU must lift all sanctions against that country, remains. It is reported that Budapest tends to resist the new sanctions even now.
“We should seek common EU sanctions. But let’s face it. That process (EU sanctions deliberations, ed.) Is not very fast and its outcome is also unknown,” G. Nausėda said on Wednesday.
He also questioned whether the sanctions could “quickly” stop the bloodshed on the streets of Belarusian cities.
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