The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, emphasised on Thursday 9 July that the presidential elections in Belarus taking place on 9 August would be “very important for charting the way forward and defining relations” between Minsk and the EU.
Addressing MEPs, Mr Borrell said that the EU should remain open to further developing relations with Belarus and should continue to support its sovereignty and independence (see EUROPE B12491A29).