Vladimir Makei: We would have transparent elections
The situation has not changed
“We would have transparent elections”, claims Vladimir Makei, Foreign Minister of Belarus during his three-lateral negotiations with his colleagues from Ukraine and Lithuania in Odessa. “Nobody lays any conditions on that and nobody can, in fact”, he continues in the short interview provided by ONT TV channel.
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