Acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk made the offer today in Kyiv after having talks with his Belarusian counterpart Siarhiej Martynov.
However, Martynov said that Belarus "doesn't need outside help," saying: "[Belarus], as a sovereign state, will make its own decisions about processes taking place in its society and it does not need outside help, with all respect to brotherly Ukraine."
Ukraine's offer comes as European officials criticize a recent crackdown on Belarus's Polish minority. Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka accuses Poland of working with the European Union and the United States to encourage Belarusian Poles to help oust him from power.
(AP)
For more news about Belarus, see RFE/RL's webpage "News and Features on Belarus"
However, Martynov said that Belarus "doesn't need outside help," saying: "[Belarus], as a sovereign state, will make its own decisions about processes taking place in its society and it does not need outside help, with all respect to brotherly Ukraine."
Ukraine's offer comes as European officials criticize a recent crackdown on Belarus's Polish minority. Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka accuses Poland of working with the European Union and the United States to encourage Belarusian Poles to help oust him from power.
(AP)
For more news about Belarus, see RFE/RL's webpage "News and Features on Belarus"
