On the recordJanuary 26, 2011
The United States has repeatedly condemned the actions taken on December 19 and the continuing suppression of political and human rights in Belarus.
Said by
Philip H. Gordon
Source
congress.govThe United States has repeatedly condemned the actions taken on December 19 and the continuing suppression of political and human rights in Belarus.
Gordon emphasizes U.S. condemnation of Belarus's political repression.
Share
More from Philip H. Gordon
it is in the core U.S. national interest to sustain the democracies that we have promoted for 20 years and who are now our partners.
We noted that one of our key demands was the release of all political prisoners and with the help of some of your colleagues in the Senate, that goal was achieved.
To allow locals... to interfere with freedom of movement... would be a slippery slope that would be dangerous for the whole region.