European Parliament's draft resolution published
The resolution draft has been published by Radio Liberty.
Among the other things, the MEPs urge the International Ice Hockey Federation to reconsider its decision on holding the Ice Hockey World Cup-2014 in Belarus. Also, the document contains a call for unconditional and immediate release of political prisoners, including Ales Byalyatski, Mikalaj Statkevich, Andrei Sannikau, Pavel Sieviarynets, Zmitser Bandarenka and Syarhei Kavalenka. Also, the MEPs suggest to condemn the "aggressive declamations which Alyaksandr Lukashenka uses with regard to Germany's Foreign Minister".
European Parliament plans to approve expanding of the "black list" of Belarusian officials, which happened on February 28. Taking into consideration the recent events in the relations between Belarus and the European Union it is suggested to take a decision on further limitations, including targeted economic sanctions.
Alongside with that, the European Parliament supports cooperation with the civil society of Belarus, efforts of the Belarusian independent media and non-governmental organizations.
