Opening the Plenary Session, President Metsola said that the release of political prisoners in Belarus is good news, and that Parliament will keep pushing until every political prisoner is free.
This Parliament welcomes the release, over the weekend, of political prisoners in Belarus, including Sakharov Prize laureates Maria Kolesnikova and Ales Bialiatski. This is very good news. But our work is not done. We will keep pushing until every political prisoner is free - including journalist Andrzej Poczobut, whom we will honour with the Sakharov Prize tomorrow together with Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia. To those still behind bars: you are not alone. Belarus will be free.