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As is now customary, motions for resolutions relating to Belarus put forward by the different political groupings in the European Parliament differ greatly. I do not wish to enter into debate on the individual points contained in motions other than this one put forward by the Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left. I should just like to emphasise the importance of a passage in paragraph four of our motion, expressing preoccupation about the diplomatic conflict between EU Member States and Belarus. I am genuinely convinced that the Union’s confrontational approach to Belarus is not only damaging international relations, but is not helping anti-government opposition either. If we are incapable of expressing an interest in and seeking common paths to compromise, then our support for opposition activities, not just through resolutions, will only serve as evidence of interference with the sovereignty of Belarus and an attack on the convictions and interests of those who supported the current leadership of Belarus in elections.
I should like to point out that our confrontational approach not only has no effect but may also result in a whole range of quite unacceptable escalations. These escalations might have an altogether different purpose than that of helping the Belarusian opposition and might, for example, complicate the integration processes in the post-Soviet area. As demonstrated by the situation in Libya and Syria, this may lead to the use of resources other than resolutions and street demonstrations. I therefore request that, as an extremely valuable part of our proposed amendments, we eliminate the mutual prejudices."@en1
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