Belarusian government is not ready for rapprochement with EU, German MP says
By Dzmitry Ulasaw, BelaPAN
29 March 2017, 01:48
The Belarusian government’s behavior shows that despite its promises, it is not ready for rapprochement with the European Union, Marieluise Beck, a member of Germany’s Bundestag, said in a statement following a protest in Minsk on March 25 and a protest in Moscow on March 26.
According to Ms. Beck, the “authoritarian” regimes in Belarus and Russia respond to protests with mass arrests and violence.
“It is telling that two member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union acted similarly against civil society on the same weekend,” she said.
“Protests show that despite many years of repressions, the aspiration for justice, democracy and the legal state is indestructible,” Ms. Beck said. “People are fed up with the arrogance of the corrupt elite.”
According to her, the brutality of the authorities’ actions testifies to their nervousness.
“Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin should immediately release hundreds of detained people and stop using repressive measures against them,” Ms. Beck stressed.
“The European Union and the Federal Government [of Germany] should show as clearly as possible that they support pro-democracy forces in Belarus and Russia,” she said.
29 March 2017, 01:48
According to Ms. Beck, the “authoritarian” regimes in Belarus and Russia respond to protests with mass arrests and violence.
“It is telling that two member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union acted similarly against civil society on the same weekend,” she said.
“Protests show that despite many years of repressions, the aspiration for justice, democracy and the legal state is indestructible,” Ms. Beck said. “People are fed up with the arrogance of the corrupt elite.”
According to her, the brutality of the authorities’ actions testifies to their nervousness.
“Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin should immediately release hundreds of detained people and stop using repressive measures against them,” Ms. Beck stressed.
“The European Union and the Federal Government [of Germany] should show as clearly as possible that they support pro-democracy forces in Belarus and Russia,” she said.
