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Strasbourg, France - The European Union is set to adopt 'targeted measures' against the Belarusian regime, with a travel ban on its president, Aleksander Lukashenko, 'certainly an option,' the bloc's foreign policy chief confirmed on Wednesday.
The EU is under pressure to react after elections on December 19 saw opposition leaders and activists being beaten up and arrested while Lukashenko claimed a fourth mandate, in a poll that was declared unfair by international observers.
'In the short-term, reintroducing a travel ban for President Lukashenko, and extending that ban to further named individuals, is certainly an option if detainees are not released,' EU High Representative Catherine Ashton told the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
EU foreign ministers are expected to reinstate the travel ban at a meeting on January 31. The measure was suspended two years ago in a bid to foster political dialogue with Minsk, and had last been confirmed in October. But Ashton said she also wanted to 'keep dialogue open with Minsk.'
Expressing support for 'a balanced reaction,' the EU foreign policy chief said the travel ban move should be offset by 'intensified dialogue with, and support for, civil society and citizens.'
'In practical terms, this means continuing with direct assistance to NGOs, the media and students, and an increased effort to enhance mobility for citizens wishing to travel to the EU,' Ashton explained.
