Jerzy Buzek says Lukashenka’s policy is farce

President of the European Parliament Jerzhy Buzek met with a student delegation of European Humanities University.

“These students, as many other students in Belarus, are to be praised because they have refused to accept a pre-packaged truth, which in fact amounts to little more than a farce of democracy,” Jerzy Buzek said.

“Their action is a form of intellectual resistance which is to be praised and supported. The free Belarus of tomorrow will need new elites capable of governing wisely and democratically: the European Humanities University is an excellent breeding ground,” the E$P President thinks.

As BelaPAN reports, Jerzy Buzek urged the Belarusian authorities to make concrete steps towards a more democratic and open society, based on the rule of law and respect for human rights. He regretted to notice no improvement in this direction: “If things stay as they are, the European Humanities University and Minsk, regrettably will remain two very distant places.”

Besides a visit to Buzek, the Student delegation is also expected to meet with members of the European Parliament delegation for relations with Belarus and the Subcommittee on Human Rights.