Coveney - Ryanair flight being diverted to Belarus is "utterly unacceptable"
The Foreign Affairs Minister's described as 'extremely worrying' the arrest of a Belarus opposition activist, after his Ryanair flight was ordered to land in the country.
State media says the aircraft was grounded following a bomb threat, but those against President Lukashenko say it was done to detain blogger Roman Protasevich.
Simon Coveney says it's 'utterly unacceptable' and a strong and united response from the EU is needed as it was an Irish airline with EU citizens on board.
It is utterly unacceptable. This is an Irish Airline with EU citizens on board, forced to land in Minsk, while travelling between EU cities. A strong an united response from EU needed.
— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) May 23, 2021
EU inaction or indecision will be taken as weakness by Belarus. @dfatirl https://t.co/WUwdcsTjSU
Welcome strong language from @vonderleyen - EUCO will be important. https://t.co/huNDlLLLU9
— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) May 23, 2021
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