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"Mr President, the ALDE Group applauds the sound decision of the Member States to summon their ambassadors from Minsk to their respective ministries for consultations following the diplomatic conflict between the EU and Belarus. The behaviour of President Lukashenko, both domestically and internationally, is scandalous, and the EU should not flatter him and his cronies by sending our representatives to Minsk at ambassadorial level. Lukashenko has consistently ignored the international commitments of Belarus as a Member State of the OSCE. I would not like to see the distinguished ambassadors of the EU presenting their credentials to a criminal dictator. There can be no progress in relations between the European Union and Belarus until the regime implements democratic reforms. Meanwhile, we should concentrate our efforts on engaging Belarusian civil society and the democratic opposition. I would also encourage the International Ice Hockey Federation to move the 2014 World Championship from Belarus to another location. Lukashenko does not deserve the honour of hosting the championship. A dictator does not understand the principles of democracy; therefore, he does not understand the principle of sport: that of free competition."@en1
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