Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for their presentations.
I think what came out of the presentation was a quite disturbing picture of what's taking place in Belarus in terms of the lack of freedom of expression, including the arrest and prosecution of several journalists, the freedom that is not being given to certain ethnic minorities and religious minorities, and the upcoming elections and the problems that might come out of that.
I have a few questions. One of them is around the Council of Europe. Have you been in touch with or involved at all with the Council of Europe and has there been any type of declaration by the Council of Europe in relation to your situations?
Second, has there been an international call for election monitors, particularly from Canada? Would the European Community also be sending election monitors?
Third, what would you like directly from us as parliamentarians? What role do you think we could play in terms of helping the situation within your country?