Belarus calm about EU’s criticism of national election laws

MINSK, 10 November (BelTA) – Belarus is calm about the European Union’s criticism regarding the national election legislation. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a cabinet session held on 10 November to discuss election legislation improvement.

“Let’s not conceal that Europeans make certain demands. When I met with representatives of the European Union leadership lately, I told them we are not allergic to and we don’t reject the demands made by the European Union,” said the President. “We just need a little time. And we accept virtually all the 12 demands of Europe without damaging our domestic policy”.

ccording to the head of state, the Belarusian leadership has no intention to hide that the European Union, the USA and Russia make hints that Belarus could do with correcting the national laws a bit. “We don’t reject hints. But I would like to underline once again that we will create all the conditions to preserve stability and manageability in the country. We will hold the elections for ourselves, our nation and the domestic policy of our country. To avoid destabilizing the situation, everything must be compliant with the Belarus Constitution,” stressed the President.