Council of Europe ready for constructive dialogue with Belarus

The Council of Europe is ready to engage in a constructive dialogue with Belarus, Secretary of the Commission Gianni Buquicchio told reporters on April 24. “We are ready to hold a constructive dialogue with Belarus in order to complete the construction of our common European home. We are here and it means that we are willing to develop the dialogue and help Belarus become member of the European family”, he said. Gianni Buquicchio also noted that “the Belarusian society is making incremental progress”. “I expect the Belarusian authorities to show the signs of good will to integrate Belarus into Europe”, he said. According to him, such signs include holding conferences which unite the experts from Belarus and other European states. “This dialogue is very constructive and essential, because it gives us an opportunity to discuss serious issues”, he underlined. “We are here not to teach lessons, but to share opinions and to try to solve common problems”, Gianni Buquicchio concluded.