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Belarus imposes visa sanctions against most-biased EU representatives

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MINSK, 2 October (BelTA) – Belarus is imposing visa sanctions against the EU representatives who are most biased towards Belarus, Anatoly Glaz, Head of the Information and Digital Diplomacy Office, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the media, BelTA has learned.

“As we have announced, proceeding from the principle of reciprocity, we are imposing visa sanctions against the most biased representatives of European institutions, including the European Parliament and the states - EU members. The list is symmetrical in many ways. We have decided not to make it public for now,” Anatoly Glaz said.

He also noted that there is a common travel ban list within the framework of the integration associations, which Belarus is part of.

Earlier the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in connection with the decisions of the Council of the European Union in respect of Belarus. It reads that by these decision the EU has alienated its neighbor – Belarus. The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that in recent years Belarus has been actively and persistently working to strengthen the relations with the EU for the sake of people and security in the common region. "The positive results have been tangible for both sides. That's a fact. So is a fact that the European Union has not been able to enact, over a quarter of a century, the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation with Belarus, but a few weeks was enough for it to impose sanctions. Probably, it would have done it faster, if not for the holiday season which is so dear for Europeans,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. ““In fact, everything is simple: the EU again does not want to offer its partner anything but sanctions. Such a ‘reward’ awaits everyone who sincerely works to improve bilateral relations, but does not tow the line begging for the club card?” the statement said.

It is sad that the neighboring countries, who more than anyone should be interested in a stable, independent, sovereign and prosperous Belarus, are the ones who are showing their zeal in deteriorating relations with Belarus, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

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