The EU position was conveyed that the outrageous action by Belarusian government constitutes "another blatant attempt to silence all opposition voices in the country.
Upon request by EU High Representative Josep Borrell, the Secretary-General of the European External Action Service, Stefano Sannino, summoned the Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the European Union, Aleksandr Mikhnevich, to condemn the "inadmissible step" of the Belarusian authorities, who forced a civilian plane to perform an emergency landing in Minsk and detained its passenger Mr Raman Pratasevich, an independent Belarusian journalist and activist.
That's according to a press release by the External Action Service, seen by UNIAN.
Ambassador Mikhnevich was informed of the "firm condemnation" by the EU institutions and EU Member States of the "coercive act" by the Belarusian authorities which have "jeopardised the safety of passengers and crew."
Secretary-General Sannino conveyed to the envoy the EU's position that the outrageous action by Belarusian government constitutes "another blatant attempt to silence all opposition voices in the country "and demanded the "immediate release of Mr Pratasevich."
The "unacceptable act will be raised at today's meeting of the European Council," the press release says.
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