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“I am confident that today’s discussions between EU foreign ministers will demonstrate our strong support for Belarus’ human rights, fundamental freedoms and democracy,” von der Leyen wrote on Twitter.
The foreign ministers of the European Union will participate this Friday in an urgent videoconference, initiated by Poland and announced by the head of community diplomacy, Josep Borrell.
Borrell said the 27-nation bloc would review its relations with Belarus and consider imposing sanctions on “those responsible for the observed violence, the unjustified arrests and the falsification of the election results.”
The opposition protests take place in Belarus for the fifth day in a row. The protesters do not agree with the preliminary election results, according to which the current head of state, Lukashenko, obtained 80.08 percent. votes, and her main rival Sviatlana Cichanouskaya – 10.9 percent.
The militia used rubber bullets, incendiary grenades and tear gas against the protesters.
In total, more than 6.7 thousand people have been arrested since the protests began. hundreds of people were injured and two died.
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