BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

15/02/2008

Belarus talks

During talks held by Dagfinn Hoybraten before the weekend, it was decided that Nordic and Baltic MPs will meet leading figures from the parliament in Minsk as well as Belarussian opposition leaders in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in March.

The meeting will discuss climate and energy issues under the overall theme of ''the role of politicians in times of change''. Hoybraten, who is in charge of the Nordic Council's work in relation to Belarus, met the heads of the country's parliament and leaders of opposition parties away from the parliament during a visit to Minsk.

"We have created a unique arena in which parliamentarians and the opposition will be able to meet face to face. The Nordic Council has been promoting democracy in the Baltic countries for many years. We hope now to be able to lend a hand in other countries nearby. The dream is to see Belarus included in the European family represented by the Council of Europe and based on the principles of the European Convention of Human Rights," he explained.

Source:

http://www.norden.org/webb/news/news.asp?id=7645&lang=6

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