Mr. Buzek, who represents Poland in the European Parliament, made the remarks after his meeting with former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich and Andzelika Borys, leader of the so-called unofficial Union of Poles in Belarus, in Brussels.<\/p>\n
“To Poland, the Polish community in Belarus is of greatest importance. But if we want to solve the problem we should approach the matter from a wider perspective,” Polish media outlets quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n
“We need to talk about the threats to democracy and democratic liberties for all the independent organizations. The prisons are full again [in Belarus] and this does not only include short-term arrests of the representatives of the Polish minority but regular imprisonment of activists of the Belarusian opposition,” he said.<\/p>\n
Mr. Buzek said that the European Parliament would adopt a resolution on Belarus after a more thorough study of the situation. He expressed hope that the European Parliament’s delegation would give an impartial assessment of the situation in Belarus following its February 25-27 visit to the country.<\/p>\n
The European Parliament originally planned to adopt a resolution on Belarus on February 25 but the Parliament’s Social and Communist groups blocked the vote, saying that it should be adopted after the delegation’s visit, Polish Radio said.<\/p>\n
The European Parliament may adopt a resolution on Belarus at a session in Strasbourg between March 8 and 11. \/\/BelaPAN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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