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The Polish Foreign Minister noted that all attempts to stigmatize any EU member state will meet with a direct and reciprocal response.
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Several EU countries decided to call their Belarusian ambassadors for consultations. This was announced by the Polish Foreign Minister, Zbigniew Rau, in Twitter.
“In coordination with the European Service for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the EU Member States, we have taken a joint decision on calling for consultations some accredited ambassadors in Belarus. I would like to thank all the EU partners for the unequivocal expression of solidarity with Poland and Lithuania, “Rau said.
He did not specify which countries had decided to withdraw the Minsk ambassadors. At the same time, he stressed that ddemocratization Belarus it remains priority, and EC needs open communication channels with this countryto support the protesters.
All attempts to stigmatize any EU member state will be met with a direct and reciprocal response, Rau pointed out.
At the same time, it has already been known that Lithuania has decided to call its Minsk ambassador for consultations.
Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said the temporary removal of the ambassador for consultations would serve to reduce tensions and contribute to the preservation of diplomatic representation at the ambassadorial level, the press service of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said.
Let us remember that after several weeks of discussions, the EU leaders agreed to impose sanctions on Belarus in relation to the controversial election results and the repression of protests in this country.
The sanctions against Belarus affect those who participated in the falsification of the presidential election results and in the brutal repression of peaceful demonstrations after the August 9 elections.
Please note that inThe 27 EU member states do not recognize the resultsread the elections and insist on a new vote.
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said that in connection with the EU visa sanctions against various Belarusian officials, the Belarusian side is introducing a list of reciprocal sanctions.
Russia decided to impose the same sanctions on EU countries, hthen and Belarus.
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