Gaidukevich: Official Minsk needs dialogue with West

Official Minsk needs a dialogue with the European Union and the United States, Sergei Gaidukevich, a special representative of the Belarusian foreign minister, said in a statement. The Belarusian authorities "are ready to review the issue of electoral laws", he said. In addition, Gaidukevich would not rule out the transition of Belarus from majority to the proportional majority election system.

If this dialogue takes place, Minsk could agree to introduce the post of Ombudsman, Gaidukevich told the Interfax news agency.

The European Radio for Belarus has reached Sergei Gaidukevich on the phone to find out if he is expressing the official stance of the government or this is just his personal view.

"I have not been dismissed yet… And there has been no denouncement yet," Gaidukevich told the European Radio for Belarus.