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Communists query Scottish government's anti-Belarus lobbying
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrives to meet Russian delegation prior to the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State marking the 25th anniversary of the Union State Treaty in Minsk, Belarus, December 6, 2024
THE Scottish government should focus on the NHS rather than trying to be world statesmen, communists said yesterday, as the SNP called for international pressure on Belarus.
Writing to the Labour government on Human Rights Day, SNP health secretary Neil Gray and external affairs secretary Angus Robertson called for action to persuade Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to release 1,400 political prisoners.
The letter welcomed the August announcement of £2.5 million in government support for “Belarusian human rights and civil society causes.”
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