EU leaders to hold emergency meeting on Belarus

EU Heads of State and Government will hold a video conference on August 19 to discuss the situation in Belarus.

Charles Michel is the President of the European Council told on Monday, Report says, citing TASS. 

"I will call a meeting of members of the European Council this Wednesday at 12: 00 to discuss the situation in Belarus."

Belarus held presidential elections on August 9. According to the final results, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won the country's most popular vote held years later for the sixth time. As a result, peaceful protests began in several parts of the country. Thousands of people were detained, while others injured in clashes with police. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Lukashenko's main rival from the opposition, urged the security forces not to apply force against the people. CEC Chairwoman Lidiya Yermoshina was evacuated from the Government House amid protests. Two days after the election, Tikhanovskaya left the country for security reasons and turned to Lithuania.