22/06/2022 (Agence Europe) – According to draft conclusions, dated 21 June, for the summit on 23 and 24 June, the European Council is expected to stress “the democratic right of the Belarusian people to have new, free and fair elections”. It is also expected to call on the country’s authorities to uphold human rights, democracy, and the rule of law; to end repression; and to release political prisoners. The country has over 1,000 political prisoners.(CG)