Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Belarus 03/29/2008 - 00:02 / European Union @ United Nations Summary: 28 March 2008, Brussels- The Presidency, on behalf of the Member States of the European Union, expresses strong disappointment at the arrest of a large number of participants, especially young people, and condemns the use of violence in dispersing peaceful demonstrators on the occasion of the Freedom Day in Minsk and other Belarusian cities on the 25 March. comments: 0