Russian Foreign Minister thinks that dispersal of rally in Minsk was legitimate
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accuses OSCE in instigation, regarding presidential elections in Byelorussia. “Long before the elections the OSCE stated that their results will not be legitimated, their comments on the process were biased and thus, it played an instigative role,” said Lavrov. He also noted that Russian observers found nothing illegal in the Byelorussian elections. “As for the rally that lasted several days – such meetings rarely decide anything,” he said.
The meeting that lasted 5 days in the central square of Minsk was dispersed by Byelorussian police on the night before. A tent town in the square has been destroyed, 200-300 people arrested, according to unofficial information. Lavrov noted that police actions were legitimate.
00:51 03/25/2006
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