BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

16/04/2007

Belarusian Opposition To Hold Second Congress In May

Leaders of the Belarusian opposition agreed at an April 12 meeting in Vilnius to hold the Second Congress of Pro-democratic Forces in May, Belapan reported quoting the United Civic Party leader Antol Lyabedzka. Former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich, who has many times opposed holding the congress, also joined the agreement. "I am glad that Alyaksandr Milinkevich has joined this process," another former presidential candidate, Alyaksandr Kazulin, said on April 13. "Sometimes I was intentionally too critical of him, but I always believed at heart that he and his team would agree to a compromise," Kazulin added. The congress will gather delegates whose status should be earlier confirmed by a special commission, as well as some delegates to the previous congress of opposition forces held in October 2005. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/04/3-CEE/cee-160407.asp