The European Commission is to send a top diplomat to Belarus, as concerns grow about human rights abuses in the post-Soviet republic.
Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said a charge d’affaires to Minsk should monitor the situation on the ground and also send a clear message in support of democracy, freedom and human rights.
The issue was raised at a meeting of the Visegrad Group in Budapest on Tuesday (30 August) when Polish prime minister Marek Belka expressed concern abou...
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