The Congress of Belarusian political emigrants - 04 September 2004

The Resolution
Of the Congress of Belarusian Political Emigrants

Supported by the Belarusian People's Republic's Council as the representative of the Belarusian independence in the world, and confessing the ideals of the Belarusian People's Republic,

On the basis of the present political situation in Belarus, which is characterized by the unlimited power of A. Lukashenko's anti-Belarusian and anti-democratic regime,

Supporting the efforts of the Belarusian diaspora, which assists the national movement to build the Belarusian independent state,

We, the participants of the Congress of Belarusian political emigrants, have made the following decisions:

1. To create a single coordination center of the "last wave" political refugees with the purpose to improve the effectiveness of common activities by:
a) establishing the Belarusian Union as a body representing the interests of political emigrants;
b) electing the Council of representatives, its Coordinator and the Secretariat.
2. To create the pre-conditions for effective representation of the "Belarusian problem" in Europe and in the world by the means of:
a) mass information campaigns;
b) co-organized political actions;
c) wider cooperation with European political and social institutions.
3. To establish close cooperation with European Union structures and other institutions on the Belarusian political emigration issue by:
a) organizing informative and advisory activities on the issue of rights acknowledgment of the Belarusian political refugees for organizations interested;
b) providing support to Belarusian political refugees.
4. To render information and other service by:
a) creating one information and analysis center of the Belarusian diaspora;
b) establishing further Internet facilities:
- Internet information site;
- Internet newspaper;
- Internet radio.
c) establishing a humanitarian fund to support the growth of democracy in Belarus and support Belarusian political refugees.

Adopted by the participants of the Congress
Antwerp, Belgium
04 September 2004