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The Belarussian border guards denied entry to four Polish members of the European Parliament among them to EP vice President Jacek Saryusz-Wolski. According to Polish member of the European Parliament MEP Barbara Kudrycka who was also denied entry to Belarus, the Belarussian border guards failed to offer any substantiation of their decision. She said six people who were going for a meeting in Grodno had been denied entry. A delegation headed for talks with the board of the Union of Poles in Belarus which is not recognised as legitimate by the Belarussian authorities and representatives of the Belarussian democratic opposition.
The politicians attempted to negotiate with the border guards but were unsuccessful. Later in the day Saryusz-Wolski told a news conference in Bialystok that an official complaint would be filed with the Belarussian ambassador accredited at the European Union in Brussels. The case will also be presented at the EP foreign affairs committee meeting. Press attache of the Belarussian embassy to Poland Vsevolod Glushkov told PAP he did not know reasons behind the decision to deny entry to Polish MEPs. He was also unable to state whether any statement would be issued by the Belarussian foreign ministry. | Source: Polish Embassy | Aug.08.2005 |
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