PACE Bureau to discuss 'Belarus issue' today
The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today is expected to discuss the 'Belarus issue' which implies a possible return of the special-guest status for the Belarusian parliament at PACE. PACE position is that Belarus should meet certain conditions in order to return the special-guest status. For instance, European parliamentarians demands that Belarus abolish the death penalty.
In June, PACE passed a resolution on Belarus which contained two major issues, with a recommendation for Belarus to introduce a moratorium on the capital punishment being a number one condition for the re-establishment of the special-guest status.
PACE's resolution also stressed that the representatives of the Belarusian opposition should be present in Strasbourg along with the official delegation of the Belarusian parliament.
In June, PACE passed a resolution on Belarus which contained two major issues, with a recommendation for Belarus to introduce a moratorium on the capital punishment being a number one condition for the re-establishment of the special-guest status.
PACE's resolution also stressed that the representatives of the Belarusian opposition should be present in Strasbourg along with the official delegation of the Belarusian parliament.
