By John Irish UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The European Union has no reason to ease sanctions on Belarus, Lithuania's foreign minister said on Monday, arguing that President Alexander Lukashenko's government continues to repress opponents, viola...
Although Budris welcomed the release of the prisoners, of whom he said around 1,000 remained, and said that Vilnius would continue to provide assistance to them after their release, he said the EU should continue to put pressure on both the Belarusian and Russian governments, saying the sanctions were still effective.