Gunnar Wiegand meets with opposition and civil society

According to the information provided by the BCD's press-center, Head of the European Commission's Unit for Relations with Russia as well as the acting director for Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus, and Central Asia, in the Commission's Directorate-General for External Relations and OSCE Gunnar Wiegand has stated that the European Union is ready for the dialogue with the official Minsk. The EU is going to suggest a "plan for modernization and financial support of Belarus", but the dialogue depends on "a series of issues and will be conducted with the Belarusian opposition and the civil society acting as intermediates."

Radio Liberty has informed that Mr. Wiegand has had a meeting in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus today.