Belarus after elections. EU policy towards Belarus, Brussels - Main contents

Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	October 8, 2008 14:30
city	Brussels, Belgium
location	Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i
room	PHS 0 A50
attending	(Jacek) Saryusz-Wolski i et al.
organisation	European Parliament (EP) i

Belarus after elections. EU policy towards Belarus - Aliaksandr MILINKEVICH and Aliaksandr KOZULIN, leaders of the Belarus democratic opposition, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (EPP-ED, PL), chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ (EPP-ED, PL), chairman of the Delegation for relations with Belarus and

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