The government of Belarus, furthermore, appears intent on diminishing the capacity of the independent media and legitimate non-governmental organizations to inform and educate the public to differing points of view. These developments are all cause for serious concern. We remain intent on knowing what concrete steps the government is prepared to take to move in the direction of a dialogue with the opposition and people of Belarus toward resolving the present constitutional and political dispute, and toward fulfilling its OSCE commitments. The pursuit of administrative or criminal penalties against those in opposition to the government will only deepen the divisions within and further isolate Belarus from the international community. Progress is only possible through a constructive approach that aims at a genuine resolution of the problem.
Repression leads nowhere.