If the United States and European Union countries respect the people of Belarus, they should respect their choice. The Republic of Belarus retains the right to take retaliatory measures.

The elections in Belarus do not require external recognition or non-recognition. In this situation, the attempt to hand down a verdict is unfounded.

It is Belarus' aspiration to hold free and fair elections complying with the law and international obligations of our country, so our desires here coincide with Ukraine's.

The European Parliament is making laughable calls on deeming the elections illegitimate.

The goal of these so-called 'observers' is to provoke conflict situations during the election campaign and destabilize the situation in the country.

We told our European partners that their policy towards Belarus is groundless and useless.

The Foreign ministry does not comment on visits by individuals. We assume that there is even less point in such meetings after the polls than there was ahead of the election.

Such short-sighted actions are ineffective. They aggravate mutual relations, not help improve them.