Constitutional Referendum in Belarus: UK statement

LONDON, 28 January 2022, (TON): Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown expresses UK concerns about the situation in Belarus and urges Belarusian authorities to fully implement its OSCE commitments.

Mr Chair, we thank the Delegation of Belarus for adding this issue to today’s agenda and for providing additional information to the Permanent Council. We will report those comments back to our colleagues in London.

The UK continues to follow developments in Belarus closely. We have regularly expressed our concerns about the situation in Belarus, and have urged the Belarusian authorities to fully implement its OSCE commitments and to make use of the OSCE’s tools and mechanisms.

That includes engaging constructively with OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) as well as taking up the offer of the current and previous Chairs-in-Office to facilitate a genuine national dialogue.

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