Prospects for EU policy towards Belarus during the presidency of Lithuania

The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) has recently prepared a bulletin that deals with Belarusian–Lithuanian political and economic cooperation.

In recent times there has been an intensification of political and economic relations between Lithuania and Belarus. Being a neighbour and having numerous political and economic links, Lithuania can be expected to want to use its presidency of the EU Council to resume a dialogue with the Belarusian authorities. This would be a great success for Lithuanian diplomacy, especially in the context of the Eastern Partnership summit planned for November this year. Poland should closely monitor the activities of the Lithuanian side and raise the issue of releasing political prisoners in Belarus as a condition for the resumption of talks with representatives of the regime.

You can find the full text of the report here.

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