TIRANA, Aug 24 /ATA-DPA-AFP/ – Germany praised on Monday the commitment of Prime Minister Edi Rama, who in his capacity as the OSCE Chairman in- Office has proposed mediation to reach dialogue between the parties on the crisis in Belarus.
German government spokesman Steffen Seibert, during a press conference today talking about the crisis in Belarus, endorsed the proposal of Prime Minister Edi Rama for mediation in Belarus.
He expressed his conviction that the OSCE can help mediate to reach dialogue in Belarus.
“A dialogue between the state heads and the Belarusian society is a matter of pressing concern, given the situation. We reiterate our conviction that the OSCE can help mediate to reach the dialogue and for this fact we congratulate the Prime Minister Edi Rama, the OSCE chairperson-in-office for his readiness to offer mediation, which he has also expressed in a letter to Mr. Lukashenko, ” the spokesperson for the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, said.
“The German govt. is absolutely appalled by the treatment of peaceful protesters in Belarus,” Sibert saud.
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, also the Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Edi Rama, and the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ann Linde, whose country will taker over the rotating chairmanship of this organization, reiterated a mediation proposal for Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko.
In this letter, the OSCE Chairperson in-office, Prime Minister Edi Rama, and the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ann Linde, stated that “as the current and future chairpersons of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, we are following closely and with concern the developments in Belarus. We want to reiterate our offer to visit, to hear views on the situation and to discuss the current challenges in the country.
“Belarus is an esteemed member of our organization and we stand ready to show our support for Belarus,” they said.
In addition, the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama had a telephone conversation a few days ago with the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Serguei Lavrov, about the situation in Belarus.
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