the main objective of the meeting was to show "the support of the EU to the opposition in Belarus," according to Vanhanen's spokeswoman, Sanna Kangasharju.
Finland currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU.
Milinkevich gave his full backing to EU sanctions that ban key members of the Belarusian government from traveling to EU territories.
(AFP)
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