Belarus: 6 political prisoners freed a significant step toward reconciliation with UE, says Della Vedova

“Six political prisoners, who also include former 2010 presidential candidate Mykalai Statkevich, have been freed in Belarus. This is a significant step toward Minsk’s reconciliation with the EU”, stated Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova, according to whom “improvement in relations between Belarus and the European Union is moving in the hoped for direction of human rights protections and civil liberties. “The liberation of these six prisoners”, Della Vedova observed, “meets the expectations that, both bilaterally and within the broader dialogue between the EU and Minsk, have been repeatedly demonstrated by the Belarus authorities”.