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02 September 2020, 17:23

FM: Reporters should perform their duties without getting involved in illegal activities

MOSCOW, 2 September (BelTA) - Media representatives, including foreign ones, should perform their duties without getting involved in illegal activities, Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told the media after the meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on 2 September, BelTA has learned.

“We are for journalists to be able to carry out their activities peacefully within the legislation and the corresponding international rules. We are totally against journalists being purposefully involved, let us say, in some actions connected with the violation of the law. It is one thing when a journalist provides information objectively, and it is another thing when he or she leads a purposeful stream, where the authorities are condemned and where protesters call for concrete illegal actions. It is absolutely unacceptable for us and the authorities will respond adequately in this situation,” Vladimir Makei said.

Vladimir Makei noted that the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs works closely with foreign embassies and does its best to respond quickly in case of any misunderstanding.

In turn, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov drew attention to the fact that all previously detained Russian journalists, including those who did not have the necessary accreditation, were released. “It is necessary to observe the norms of journalism in any country, and we have repeatedly made such statements on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” said Sergei Lavrov.

He also said that Russia has to defend its journalists in different countries, not only in Belarus. In particular, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had to intervene in a situation where three Russian journalists were injured in a police attack in France. Sergei Lavrov added that one Russian journalist was wounded with a rubber bullet in Washington when American policemen used force against protesters.

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