Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Lithuanian journalist: "I didn't believe some Lukashenka's answers

Ahead of his visit to Alexander Lukashenka's visit to Lithuania, Rita Miliute and Edmundas Jakilaitis, the journalists from Lietuvos ryto TV channel talked with the Belarusian president. Edmundas Juakilaitis shared with the European Radio for Belarus how Lukashenka reacted to the questions about the disappeared Belarusian politicians his personal life and whether the journalist believed all the answers.

Euroradio: Did the questions that you had prepared for an interview with Lukashenka go through any kind of censorship at the Office of the President or his press service?”

EJ: “No. We did not send our questions to the press office. We had only agreed the topics with my colleague Rita Miliute from Lithuania's national TV, and she sent several ideas for our conversation with the president of Belarus. We never send questions for approval as this is a bad practice for a journalist”.


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