Belarus: Poland offers mediation after disputed presidential election

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While the reactions multiply to condemn the violence of the Belarusian militia against the demonstrators, Poland offers its mediation to try to calm the conflict. This new initiative shows how active Warsaw has been since the elections in Belarus. The opportunity to gain strength within the European Union.

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From our correspondent in Warsaw, Damien Simonart

In the aftermath of the elections in Belarus , Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish Prime Minister was the first to call for an extraordinary summit of the European Union. The idea of ​​mediation followed a few hours later, first suggested by the Deputy Foreign Minister and then repeated by the Polish Foreign Minister, Jacek Czaputowicz.

The conservative government believes that Poland is the natural candidate to try to ease tensions among its Belarusian neighbor. Indeed, since the PiS came to power, Warsaw has moved away from Brussels to strengthen its relations with Eastern and Central Europe. And made the Visegrad group its main partner on the Old Continent.

Last week, Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine also created the Lublin Triangle, like the Weimar Triangle. The Belarusian crisis may be the perfect opportunity for the Polish government to display itself as a leader in the region and regain a strong position within the 27. The Polish government spokesman asserts, however, that measures against Minsk no 'will only have meaning if they are jointly adopted by the entire European Union.

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