Michał Dworczyk, chief of staff to Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, was speaking after parliamentarians from across the spectrum met in the Polish capital to discuss prolonged tensions in neighboring Belarus.
“All the politicians, regardless of their affiliation, the parliamentary caucus or group they represent, are single-minded about the most important issue, which is the sovereignty of Belarus,” Dworczyk told reporters after the more than three-hour meeting at the Polish prime minister’s offices in central Warsaw.
He added: “We differ on the specific ways of ensuring this, and we may differ when it comes to details … but the overriding goal - the sovereignty of Belarus ... is indisputable.”
Dworczyk also told the news conference that a sovereign Belarus "as a consequence also provides security and stability for Poland" and that Polish politicians and lawmakers were agreed that “no one should interfere in the internal affairs" of that country.
He specifically named Russia on a day when Belarus’ strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko was reported to have arrived in the Black Sea resort of Sochi for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, seeking Moscow's backing amid huge post-election protests at home.
Polish PM to unveil ‘Marshall Plan for Belarus’
Dworczyk told reporters in Warsaw on Monday that the Polish prime minister would soon unveil a plan for wide-ranging international economic assistance to Belarus on behalf of the regional Visegrad Group.
The new initiative, referred to as a new “Marshall Plan for Belarus” and modeled after the massive US aid program for Europe after World War II, will be unveiled by Poland’s Morawiecki at the next summit of European Union leaders, Dworczyk said.
Ongoing tensions in Belarus will also be one of the main topics of Polish-Lithuanian intergovernmental talks later this week, Dworczyk told reporters.
The Polish prime minister said last month that his country would support Belarus by opening its borders and labour market and providing financial aid to civil society after a violent crackdown on post-election protests.
(gs/pk)
Source: PAP, IAR, TVP Info