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finally UN is ready to do something with Belarusian Stalemate situation
" Tens of thousands on Sunday occupied the centre of the capital Minsk for the third week in a row to protest about his victory, and dozens were detained there and in other cities. At least four people have died and hundreds have been injured in the unrest this month.
.... we need peaceful dialogue and agreement between the regime and society, but we see that the regime is not ready for that. We see that we need to move forward and to show an example to other countries," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said.
The three Baltic states have been urging the West to take firmer measures against the Belarusian authorities, accusing them of rigging the 9 August presidential elections and brutally supressing the street protests that followed.
Meanwhile, the Belarusian officials have prevented the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Minsk and Mogilev, Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, from returning to the country from neighbouring Poland. No reason was given for the decision.
The church has condemned the violence against protesters.
Mr Lukashenko has led the former Soviet republic of Belarus since 1994, maintaining close relations with neighbouring Russia, on which the country relies heavily for energy supplies and trade.
On Sunday, Mr Lukashenko spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders agreed to meet in Moscow in the coming weeks, the Kremlin said.
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" Tens of thousands on Sunday occupied the centre of the capital Minsk for the third week in a row to protest about his victory, and dozens were detained there and in other cities. At least four people have died and hundreds have been injured in the unrest this month.
.... we need peaceful dialogue and agreement between the regime and society, but we see that the regime is not ready for that. We see that we need to move forward and to show an example to other countries," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said.
The three Baltic states have been urging the West to take firmer measures against the Belarusian authorities, accusing them of rigging the 9 August presidential elections and brutally supressing the street protests that followed.
Meanwhile, the Belarusian officials have prevented the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Minsk and Mogilev, Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, from returning to the country from neighbouring Poland. No reason was given for the decision.
The church has condemned the violence against protesters.
Mr Lukashenko has led the former Soviet republic of Belarus since 1994, maintaining close relations with neighbouring Russia, on which the country relies heavily for energy supplies and trade.
On Sunday, Mr Lukashenko spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders agreed to meet in Moscow in the coming weeks, the Kremlin said.
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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: Belarus opposition leader to address UN Security Council
She will brief a powerful UN body via video link on Friday, her team says, as protests continue.
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