BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

19/09/2006

EU Reiterates Support For Belarus Opposition

September 19, 2006 -- Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen today reiterated the EU's support for democratic forces in Belarus by meeting with the Belarusian opposition leader Alyaksandr Milinkevich.

the main objective of the meeting was to show "the support of the EU to the opposition in Belarus," according to Vanhanen's spokeswoman, Sanna Kangasharju.

Finland currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU.

Milinkevich gave his full backing to EU sanctions that ban key members of the Belarusian government from traveling to EU territories.

(AFP)

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/9/a0d844f2-ca24-4924-9ce0-e8ef31e7fa40.html