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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is rare for a motion to be carried unanimously in the European Parliament, but I am convinced this will be the case today, when we vote on Belarus. I truly believe it could happen.
Rarely do black-and-white situations arise in the international arena or indeed in internal politics. The situation in Belarus is like a black-and-white film. Truth and freedom are on one side, and the regime on the other. I thank the rapporteurs for their motion for a resolution. I am not sure that it is too severe. It is appropriate to the current situation in Belarus, which is after all a European country.
This motion for a resolution is a rallying call to the defence of a free, democratic and European Belarus. The country deserves a better future. The European Parliament has remembered the political prisoners and the disappeared in Belarus, the closed-down newspapers and educational establishments, whilst emphasising that freedom is indivisible and that freedom does not require a visa from Mr Lukaschenko. I believe thanks are due to the rapporteurs for this.
In conclusion, I should like to say that as the House defends the cause of Belarus today, it is also defending European solidarity and honour. I thank you."@en1
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