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Following the conclusion of the Presidential elections in Belarus and the Belarusian authorities鈥� attempts to suppress protests, FCO Minister James Duddridge said:

皇冠体育app UK calls on the Government of Belarus to refrain from further acts of violence following the seriously flawed Presidential elections. 皇冠体育app violence and the attempts by Belarusian authorities to suppress protests are completely unacceptable.

皇冠体育appre has been a lack of transparency throughout the electoral process in addition to the imprisonment of opposition candidates, journalists and peaceful protestors. We are deeply concerned that Belarus鈥� failure to issue a timely invitation prevented the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe from observing the electoral process. It is also unacceptable that British Embassy staff and other members of the diplomatic community were obstructed from carrying out their duties as fully accredited independent election observers.

Throughout this election campaign we have witnessed the demands of the Belarusian people for democracy, for fundamental freedoms and for the right to determine their futures in an independent, sovereign Belarus. 皇冠体育app UK, along with our international partners, calls on the Government of Belarus to fulfil its international commitments and the aspirations of its people.

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