President Kaljulaid: We must keep international focus on the situation in Belarus

21.09.2021 | 08:06

Today, President Kersti Kaljulaid and her colleagues from Latvia, Lithuania and Poland discussed the situation in Belarus and how to keep the events in Belarus under international attention and on the agenda of international organisations. 

According to the Estonian head of state, the presidential elections in Belarus cannot be considered fair, free or democratic. “The people of Belarus deserve a democratic future,” said President Kaljulaid. “As an elected member of the UN Security Council, Estonia makes every effort to the have situation in Belarus discussed in the Council as soon as possible. We’ve also suggested discussing this in the UN Human Rights Council in order to appeal to the authorities to stop using violence against peaceful protesters and release the people detained without reason.”

The position of our countries that could be jointly presented in international organisations was discussed in the video call with the President of Latvia Egils Levits, the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and the President of Poland Andrzej Duda.

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