V4 Group to prepare economic plan for Belarus
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On Friday (September 11), prime ministers of the Visegrad Group countries – Mateusz Morawiecki, Igor Matovič, Viktor Orbán and Andrej Babiš – met in Lublin: The events of recent weeks in Belarus were the highlight of the summit's agenda.
“We all believe that free elections should be held so that the Belarusian people can decide on their own future. We condemn the torture and brutal treatment of protesters,” Mateusz Morawiecki said.
The heads of government of the Visegrad four called on the Belarusian authorities to release all political prisoners.
Moreover, the V4 prime ministers gathered in Lublin asked the Belarusian authorities to stop human rights violations and to release political prisoners without delay. According to the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, the leaders talked about the need to initiate "impartial proceedings against repressed people" and called for "a real dialogue between the Belarusian government and representatives of Belarusian civil society.”
At the Friday meeting in Lublin, the prime ministers of the V4 countries announced that they would present an economic plan for Belarus. They also proposed the introduction of a visa-free regime for Belarusians.
The topics of the meeting also included the poisoning of Alexei Navalny and traffic restrictions related to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
