The European Union again called on Belarus to respect human rights

The European Union will build relations with Belarus depending on the readiness of official Minsk to stop political repression and respect human rights. This was announced on July 9 in Brussels at the plenary session of the European Parliament by the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel. In his speech, he noted the great concern of the European Union about the facts of the persecution of oppositionists and journalists by the authorities of Belarus. Borrel stressed the inadmissibility of such a practice by official Minsk, which is a member of the EU Eastern Partnership program. "We call for respect for human rights, Borrel said about the results of contacts with representatives of the authorities of Belarus. According to him, Brussels is seeking the release of political prisoners in Belarus, whom official Minsk does not recognize as such. Borrel also informed about appeals to the official Minsk to respect human rights. The head of the EU diplomacy promised to closely monitor the elections in the post-Soviet republic. Alexander Lukashenko, who has held the presidency continuously since 1994, takes part in them. More news on this topic in the story: Election of the President of Belarus Meanwhile, in Minsk, Alexander Lukashenko is holding an event with the propaganda asset of the republic. In his presidential palace, he gathered about 250 state media workers, officials and security officials responsible for conducting information and ideological work among the population of Belarus and abroad. Lukashenko assured them of tolerance for dissent, although his long-standing practice and reports of human rights defenders suggest otherwise. Freedom of speech in any State is restricted by law. Therefore, here we will restore order, Lukashenko assured on July 9.