If we say that we should impose sanctions relating to the elections, first of all, we should hear that there was fraud, because, frankly, there were hundreds of observers there, and for me it is important to see whether there was fraud or not, and not that we should punish because we do not like the result. Such a statement made today Luxembourg Foreign Minister before the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.

“But the government’s behavior is unacceptable, punishing the protesters, such violence towards them is unacceptable. This is where we should punish those responsible, but punishing a party that had a good result is not my style of thinking.

But we need to have a conversation about this issue behind closed doors, and reaching a consensus among 27 members is not easy”, - said Xavier Bettel.