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According to the minister, this type of Belarusian representation could have a similar status to the Lithuanian information offices, which operated abroad during the Soviet occupation.
“We have proposed reviving that idea as a representative office of the Belarusian people, which would not only have non-governmental status, but perhaps the government would look for ways to recognize it as an official information office, or whatever.” G. Landsbergis after meeting S. Cichanouskaya.
“Our proposal was to consider establishing an office of the Coordination Council in Lithuania, but we agreed that we would return to this issue,” the minister said.
Proposes further expansion of sanctions against the Belarusian regime
Landsbergis says that ordinary people who work in companies controlled by the regime should not be affected by the sanctions. This was stated by the head of Lithuanian diplomacy after a meeting with the leader of the Belarusian opposition, Sviatlana Cichanouskaja.
“The sanctions must be adequate, they must send a message to the regime that its actions are unacceptable and must not harm people who may not be involved in the regime but who work for the company and help them have lunch at their table that they do not support. to Lukashenko “. another company, ”G. Landsbergis said during the press conference.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Gabrielius Landsbergis and Sviatlana Cichanouskaja
During this meeting, we emphasized the need to find ways to expand this so-called ‘black list’ of people who come to Lithuania, to the European Union, that is, to deprive them of entry, and we hang on that there may be judges who make decisions wrong. Laws or international agreements punish people for participating in protests, as well as OMON employees, police officers ”, said the Minister.
The sanctions must be adequate, they must send a message to the regime that its actions are unacceptable, Landsberg said.
He said that evidence should be gathered on the violations committed by the regime and based on it, Lithuania, along with the Baltic states, and then the entire European Union, could expand the sanctions list.
VIDEO: Press conference by G. Landsbergis and S. Cichanouskaja
“We need to consider this, collect exhibition packages, on the basis of which both Lithuania and possibly the Baltic states, and later the EU, could be included in that list of prohibitions,” said G. Landsbergis.
The European Union has already imposed three packages of sanctions on Minsk, and Lukashenko continues to suppress protests that have been stopped, persecuted and intimidated.
The sanctions prohibit the issuance of visas to blacklisted Belarusian officials and freeze their assets in the bloc.
Belarus has been plagued for several months by massive protests over the August 9 presidential election, which Lukashenko has ruled the country since 1994.
The opposition and Western democracies claim that the election was rigged, and that the winner was seen as political rookie S. Cichanouskaya, who replaced her imprisoned husband in the fight for the presidency.
The protesters are demanding the resignation of Lukashenko, the release of political prisoners and new elections.
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