On March 26-28 Andrei Sannikov and Irina Krasovskaya presented Belarus at the famous Brussels Forum, which gathered the political, economic and intellectual elite of the world.

As said by Andrei Sannikov, the today's Belarus was mentioned during Brussels Forum mostly in negative context: in connection with Lukashenka's ties with rogue regimes, deterioration of the democracy and massive violations of human rights.

"Brussels Forum offers a lot for understanding the tendency of the global politics and for strengthening international links and a state's image. Belarus can not only derive much benefit from such kind of events, but make its contribution to the world development. Today it is not happening only because Lukashenka is in power. The world elite does not regard him as a partner for solving such issues which are a concern of the whole world: economic development, reforming of the financial system, international security, world trade," Sannikov said to charter`97.org.

The leader of "European Belarus" managed to hold many meetings and thoroughly discuss the situation in Belarus.

Irina Krasovskaya had conversations concerning the current situation in Belarus with Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and EU Neighborhood Policy of the European Commission, Valdis Zatlers, President of the Republic of Latvia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves and other participants of the Forum from the USA, Canada and Europe.

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The 5th Brussels Forum took place in the capital of Brussels on March 26-28. Traditionally heads of states, leaders of the EU, Foreign Ministers, senators, US Congressmen, official persons of Canada, Ukraine, Russia, parliamentarians, public leaders and scientists have taken part in the work of the forum.

Statements which can be called epoch-making were made at the forum. For instance, Ivo Josipović, Presdent of Croatia, and Boris Tadić, President of Serbia, who met just for the second time, undertook commitments to promote their countries' joining the European Union and winning stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatia is to enter the EU in 2012. In this connection President Josipović promised that his country's membership would not block Serbia's aspiration, which applied for joining the EU in December last year.

On the picture: Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and EU Neighborhood Policy, leader of "We Remember" Iryna Krasovskaya, Andrei Sannikov