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President.
The debate is closed.
I should like to welcome to our distinguished visitors’ gallery Mr Milinkevich, a candidate in the recent presidential elections in Belarus, and Mr Viacorka, head of the Belarusian National Front.
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They have been invited here by the President of the European Parliament as a sign of the European Parliament’s support for democracy and freedom in Belarus. Mr Milinkevich bravely led the presidential campaign under oppressive conditions created by a dictatorial government in Belarus, defending human rights, democracy and civil society and fighting for values which are also ours.
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