Friday, February 18, 2011

EP delegation cancels visit to Belarus

The European Parliament’s delegation will not visit Belarus due to the impossibility to meet detained opposition members.

The decision has been taken on February 10, said the chairperson of the EU’s delegation for relations with Belarus Jacek Protasiewicz, informs BelaPAN. "There is no sense in meeting only officials and representatives of the government”, - the Polish Publishing Agency quotes Protasiewicz. Furthermore, the MEP noted that Belarus had made it clear that not all the delegation members would be able to get Belarusian visas.

Read more: http://ping.fm/R1aH0

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