EU Reiterates Support For Belarus Opposition
September 19, 2006
Alyaksandr Milinkevich pictured through the bars of a Minsk prison in which he was jailed in April for organizing an unsanctioned protest rally (Bymedia.net)
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)