According to him, the EU seeks to push Minsk to agree to the OSCE mediation.
“We talked about this with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Now our goal is for such mediation to take place in the coming days or weeks, ”TASS quoted the head of state as saying.
In his opinion, Belarus "needs a process that would ensure a peaceful transition of power."
As noted by Macron, this would ensure the release from prisons of those who are there "for their political activities", to hold "free elections under international observation."
“To this end, we, on the one hand, intend to pursue a policy of pressure on Minsk with the help of sanctions.
On the other hand, to conduct a dialogue with Russia, "Macron stressed.
He stated that at this stage it will not be possible to achieve results "without the participation of President Putin."
On September 27, Macron announced that President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko should resign from his post.
Commenting on these words, Lukashenka said that Macron, following his logic, “should have resigned two years ago” when the “yellow vest” protests began in France.