Udenrigsudvalget 2019-20
URU Alm.del Bilag 234
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SEIMAS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
RESOLUTION
ON THE SITUATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
FOLLOWING THE FALSIFIED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
18 August 2020 No XIII-3281
Vilnius
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania,
emphasising
that the results of the presidential elections held in the Republic of Belarus on 9
August 2020 have been falsified,
noting
that no international organisation has recognised any of either the parliamentary or
presidential elections held in Belarus to date as free and fair; and that peaceful protests by the
Belarusian population held immediately after 9 August 2020 have been suppressed by brutal
force resulting in thousands of protestors being arrested, wounded, some killed,
reminding
that the freedom of expression and right to democracy in Belarus have been
constantly curtailed by the Belarusian authorities in recent decades, while representatives of the
opposition in the country have often been arrested or otherwise persecuted,
welcoming
the plan for resolving the crisis in Belarus presented to the Belarusian authorities by
Gitanas Nausėda,
President of the Republic of Lithuania, which proposes to urgently de-escalate
the situation and to halt the use of brutal force, to release all the arrested protesters and to put an
end to their persecution as well as to initiate
the government’s
dialogue with the citizens,
fully supports
the determination of the Belarusian people to build their country’s future in
accordance with the principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights, so as to ensure
freedom, independence, and faster rapprochement of Belarus with the European Union;
calls on
the leaders of the Republic of Lithuania, the Council of the European Union, the
European Commission, the European Parliament and the national parliaments and governments
of EU Member States and NATO countries and:
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1)
urges
to deny recognition of the results of the elections held in Belarus on 9 August 2020 and
likewise deny recognition of President Alexander Lukashenko as a legitimate leader of Belarus;
2)
invites to call for
holding new and transparent presidential and parliamentary elections in
Belarus that would meet the democratic standards; halting the use of violence against peaceful
protesters; immediately releasing all the imprisoned members of the opposition and civil society;
and ensuring the freedom of press, freedom of assembly and other political and civil freedoms in
Belarus;
3)
proposes
to immediately establish a European Union mediation mission for Belarus aimed at
helping to resolve the political crisis and regulate the conflict situation in the country;
4)
calls for
imposing sanctions against Belarusian officials who are responsible for or have
contributed to the falsification of the results of the presidential elections in the Republic of
Belarus and civil and human rights violations in Belarus;
5)
proposes
approving a EU global human rights sanctions regime which should allow at the EU
level for the imposition of restrictive measures, notably asset freezes and EU entry bans, against
any individual responsible for the committing of human rights and freedoms violations as well as
other crimes;
6)
encourages
to provide active and direct support to Belarusian non-governmental
organisations and communities, grant necessary asylum to Belarusian citizens in EU Member
States if needed, and limit any financial or other support to the state institutions of Belarus.
7)
calls for
holding an extraordinary meeting of the European Council to discuss the situation in
the Republic of Belarus, including the issue of EU-wide embargo on electricity produced by the
Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant in Ostrovets.
Speaker of the Seimas
Viktoras Pranckietis