Lukashenka commented on political prisoners: "There will be no special problems"
During negotiations with the US special envoy, Lukashenka expressed his view on political prisoners.
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"How can we avoid the problem that Chris (Smith) is very much controlling? The so-called political prisoners. We discussed this problem remotely, in correspondence. I think that we have largely come to a certain understanding. And the Belarusian side is ready to adhere to our agreements with you. I think there will be no special problems here," he said, and once again stated that in Belarus "there are no political articles and no political prisoners, there are offenders."