The adoption by the Senate of the Republic of Poland of the Resolution on the issue of unfair elections in Belarus is an event that will go down in the history of our country and the struggle of our people and the democratic forces representing them for freedom and democracy.
For the first time in our modern history, the upper house of the national parliament of a foreign state — the Senate of Poland — has recognized the representative body of the Belarusian democratic forces — the Coordination Council — as the Belarusian parliament in exile.
This is already a recorded fact. And this fact, this event will be included in the history books of democratic Belarus.
In addition, by this Resolution the Senate of Poland declares its readiness to cooperate with representatives of the Coordination Council.
For me personally, there is no better answer to all those who have chosen the path of struggle not against Lukashenko’s dictatorship, but against the institutions of the Belarusian democratic forces created, operating and recognized by democratic countries.
At the same time, for all of us, representatives of the Coordination Council, the United Transitional Cabinet and other organizations and structures of the Belarusian democratic forces and civil society, this event should become a huge motivation to continue the active struggle for freedom and democracy in Belarus, to develop and strengthen our institutions, their recognition and influence on the international stage.
And we are already doing this and achieving serious success. Previously, the Coordination Council, as a representative body, was recognized as a partner for cooperation by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. And in the near future, the delegation of the Coordination Council, of which I have the honor to be a member, will go to Strasbourg for the first session of PACE on January 27-31, to also represent Belarus at such a high level for the first time in history.
I congratulate my colleagues in the Coordination Council and the entire democratic movement on these important events in our history, which we are creating together. I don’t want to sound pretentious, but we really have a historic mission and we are obliged to lead our struggle to achieve our common goal – a free, democratic and European Belarus.
Long live Belarus!
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