PACE commission recommends to restore Belarus’ special guest status
MINSK, May 26 (BelTA) – PACE started to receive unbiased information about Belarus which influenced its decision to recommend the restoration of Belarus’ special guest status, Anatoly Glaz, deputy chairman of the permanent commission for human rights, national relations and mass media of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, told reporters on May 26.
The positive decision has mainly been attributed to the fact that PACE representatives have visited Belarus multiple times and could see with their own eyes what was going on in the country, while some ten years ago the opposition was virtually their only source of information about the country, the deputy said.
According to the PACE charter, a special guest status is a transitional status. Taking into consideration that PACE unanimously voted for the restoration of this status for Belarus, Anatoly Glaz expressed confidence that Belarus will soon be admitted to this organization.
According to him, the decision of the PACE political commission confirms the efficiency and openness of Belarusian policy towards Europe.
