Merkel: Lukashenko refused to talk to me

Merkel: Lukashenko refused to talk to me
# 19 August 2020 18:20 (UTC +04:00)

Angela Merkel sees no role for herself as a mediator in Belarus after the election two weeks ago, since President Alexander Lukashenko had refused all requests for a phone call, the German Chancellor said, APA reports citing Reuters.

“I don’t see a role for myself as a mediator at the moment since Lukashenko refused to talk to me, which I regret,” she said. “From our side, we will do everything to push for a national dialogue.”

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