Belarus made a tough statement in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

The Belarusian delegation raised the issue of illegal Western sanctions against the country at the winter session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. This was announced today, February 20, by the chairman of the International Affairs Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Sergei Rachkov.

He recalled that delegations of the Belarusian parliament will take part in the 25th winter session OSCE PA in Vienna.

"Naturally, we continue to raise the issue of European sanctions against the Republic of Belarus very harshly," Rachkov said.

According to him, the agenda of the winter session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is very tense.

"First of all, issues related to European security are being discussed. The topic around Ukraine cannot be avoided," the Belarusian parliamentarian noted.

At the same time, Rachkov said that the intensity of the relevance of the Ukrainian topic on the OSCE PA platform is decreasing. Many delegates supported the proposal of the delegation of Belarus that it is necessary to have a dialogue, not conflict. A number of countries have begun to realize that it is time to return common sense to the discussion of the situation in the region."

"I want to say that a number of positive speeches were made, in particular, by the OSCE Secretary General, who spoke in favor of an inclusive dialogue, discussion of complex issues, and search for the reasons why our organization is in crisis," Rachkov said.

He also said that the Belarusian delegation also held a number of important meetings with European structures.

"There is a great interest in communicating with the Belarusian side.. There is an understanding that we need to look for common ground and think together about how to keep Europe from slipping into disaster," said the head of the parliamentary commission.

Belarus has been under tough Western sanctions since 2020. After the start of the conflict on In Ukraine, the pressure on the republic has only intensified. On all proposals of Minsk to the countries The EU to reduce the level of tension, Brussels responds with a refusal.