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“We have delayed the bloodshed a bit and I hope we will stop it soon,” the head of state told reporters on Friday after meeting Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid.
G. Nausėda also stated that there are indications that the Belarusian authorities are evaluating his proposal.
“Through diplomatic channels, yes, we receive certain signals that our proposals are being followed, evaluated and, I repeat, that the best response to our proposals is the real changes that are currently taking place,” said G. Nausėda.
Estonian chief K. Kaljulaid, who came to Lithuania on an official visit for the first time, said that he did not tolerate the actions of the Belarusian authorities and did not recognize the results of the presidential elections.
“The previous elections cannot be considered free and democratic. Unfortunately, we know little, because there were no independent observers in Belarus. All this does not allow us to recognize the electoral results. The use of force against peaceful protesters is intolerable, “Kaljulaid told reporters.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Kerst Kaljulaid and Gitanas Nausėda
He said Estonia had offered the European Union to bring the Belarusian government and the opposition to the negotiating table.
President Nauseda also said that the sanctions could be a means of motivating the Belarusian authorities to resolve the conflict peacefully, but added that the issue of sanctions is complementary to their initiatives.
“The issue of sanctions is complementary to the initiatives we have taken. I see a certain sequence. I think that we must first try all the measures that naturally ask to be considered in a situation where the blood of innocent people is spilled. First of all, these are the means for a peaceful settlement, “said the head of state.
G.Nausėda on Wednesday presented a three point plan, proposing that Belarus end the use of force against its citizens, release all detainees, and President Aliaksandr Lukashenko should agree to a “national council” bringing together the government and civil society.
After Belarusian authorities announced on Monday that Lukashenko had won 80 percent of the vote. and he was reelected for another term, there were protests in the country that ended in blood and arrests against the falsification of electoral results.
Opposition candidate Sviatlana Cichanouskaya arrived in Lithuania from Belarus on Tuesday.
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