Czech PM Andrej Babis on Twitter on Friday morning said that he had held a conversation with Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki. The two politicians appealed for a repeat presidential vote in Belarus and an urgent videoconference of the European Council.
Three of four Polish citizens who were detained during protests in Minsk were freed on Thursday, Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz tweeted.
Ambassadors of Poland, EU member states, the USA, Great Britain, Japan and Switzerland laid flowers on Thursday at the site near the Pushkin Metro Station in Minsk where a protester was killed on Tuesday.
The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia called on the Belarusian authorities to de-escalate tensions, stop using force against citizens with immediate effect, release detained participants of political protests and initiate dialogue with the people.
Two Polish citizens who were detained during protests in Minsk were fined on Thursday for taking part in an illegal gathering and will be freed, PAP has learned unofficially from the Polish diplomatic mission in Minsk.
Belarusians must be supported in their strive for freedom but it is they alone who will have to decide about their future, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday on Polish Radio, commenting ongoing protests in Belarus after Sunday's presidential elections.
The presidents of Poland and Lithuania have agreed to act together and strive to implement a three-point plan for the region's leaders to help resolve the political crisis in Belarus, the Polish President's top aide said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki held a telephone conversation with the head of the Union of Poles in Belarus (ZPB) Angelika Borys, during which they spoke about the protests in Belarus and the situation of Polish citizens in the country.
President Andrzej Duda in a Wednesday letter to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appealed to the council to call on Belarusian authorities to refrain from violence against demonstrators and release arrested demonstrators.
Ambassador Artur Michalski visited the Belarusian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday to rebuke officials after learning about the detentions as the desperate mum of one of the students says she hasn’t heard from her son since Monday night and pleads for his release.
This site uses "cookies". By staying on it, you agree to the use of cookies.
