Lukashenko promises to implement a very strict policy to stabilize the situation in Belarus / Article / LSM.lv

Lukashenko promises to pursue a very strict policy to stabilize the situation in BelarusUģis Lībietis00:00 / 03:16

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It will soon be two weeks since the large-scale protests in Belarus. This morning began with the visit of several leaders of the newly established Coordinating Council to the Belarusian Committee of Inquiry, where they were asked to testify in a criminal case about attempts to seize power in the country. This is how the establishment of the Coordination Council is treated.

However, the first of the presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovska was eagerly awaited press conference in Lithuania. Prior to that, in a special video statement, he addressed all striking workers, urging them not to be intimidated by the authorities, and calling on opponents of the current regime to be even more cohesive. She also expressed this message at the press conference itself, which also addressed other countries that currently support Belarus.

“The establishment of this Coordinating Council is aimed at launching negotiations for a peaceful transfer of power through new, free and transparent elections. We call on all factories and factories that have been declared to strike to set up their own strike committees with which our Coordinating Council can negotiate. “With the help of this council, we are talking to the strikers. I would also like to thank all the countries that have expressed their support for what is happening in Belarus and the Belarusian efforts to defend their rights. But I call on all countries to respect our country’s sovereignty,” Tihanovska said.

Undoubtedly, with such a statement, Svetlana Tikhanovska has tried to emphasize that the ongoing processes in Belarus are, first and foremost, an internal affair of Belarus, trying to dispel allegations of interference by external forces. Svetlana Tikhanovska has also announced that she will definitely return to Belarus when she feels safe there, but it is too early to talk about her possible candidacy in the proposed new elections.

Meanwhile, Svetlana Tihanovska’s statements today were also commented by Alexander Lukashenko, who announced that she had gone abroad with his help. In fact, Tikhanovska has been annoyed, for example, by the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and special services, which is why she has also started making statements. According to Lukashenko, the new Coordinating Council is a beautiful name, but there are already at least five governments in exile, starting with Warsaw and ending with America. in the same way

Mr Lukashenko has emphasized that as long as he is president, he may or may not be condemned, but that he is pursuing a very strong policy to stabilize the situation within the country.

Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir McKay has also addressed his colleagues in the European Union today, calling on him to abandon the idea of ​​imposing sanctions on Minsk. According to McCay, Belarus is currently going through a phase of change and is better off through European aid than through coercion or various levers of political, financial and other influence.

Today, it also became known that, for example, Latvia and Estonia will implement individual sanctions against Belarusian officials responsible for falsifying the results of the presidential election and using excessive force against peaceful protesters on the streets of Belarusian cities.

CONTEXT:

Protests and strikes have not stopped in Belarus since the presidential elections on 9 August. According to the information provided by the Central Election Commission of Belarus, long-term president Alexander Lukashenko won 80.1% of the vote, but opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovska – 10.1%.

The opposition believes that the election results were falsified and that Tikhanovsky won the election convincingly.

Protesters demand the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko and the holding of new elections.

During the dispersal of the demonstrations, the authorities initially used force and detained thousands of protesters who were subjected to inhumane conditions and violence in militia detention facilities.

European Union (EU) does not recognize The results of the presidential elections in Belarus. The EU is also ready to impose sanctions on those responsible for the violence in Belarus and the falsification of election results.

A Coordination Council has been set up in Belarus to ensure the transfer of power. Resolution adopted at the first Council meeting. It calls for an end to the violence, the release of political prisoners and the declaration that the 9 August elections did not take place.

Svetlana Tihanovska currently is located in Lithuania.

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