France welcomes the discharge of 123 prisoners in Belarus, together with a number of political prisoners – amongst them Maria Kolesnikova, Viktar Babaryka and Nobel Peace Laureate Ales Bialiatski – in addition to people of different nationalities, because of U.S. mediation.
France requires sustaining this momentum, with an finish to political sentencing and imprisonment and a assure of respect for the elemental rights of all Belarusians, according to Belarus’s worldwide commitments.
We additionally encourage the Belarusian authorities to proceed on this path by making a gesture that advantages the Belarusian folks as an entire: particularly, by partaking in dialogue with all components of society.
