EU-Belarus relations should be based on common values, in particular with regard to human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and it should be recalled that the human rights situation in the Republic of Belarus remains of concern to the Union, in particular with regard to issues such as the death penalty, which should be abolished.
Ba cheart don chaidreamh idir an tAontas agus an Bhealarúis a bheith bunaithe ar luachanna comhchoiteanna, go háirithe maidir le cearta an duine, leis an daonlathas agus leis an smacht reachta agus ba cheart a mheabhrú gur cúis imní don Aontas i gcónaí é staid chearta an duine i bPoblacht na Bealarúise, go háirithe i dtaca le saincheisteanna amhail pionós an bháis ba cheart a chur ar ceal.