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Opposition leader meets Cyprus president, PMs of Czechia, Estonia, Latvia
November 14, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader Śviatłana Cichanoŭskaja met with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Dublin and agreed to visit Cyprus, her press office reported.
Cichanoŭskaja also met several other senior European politicians, including Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, whom she thanked for easing visa requirements for relatives of Belarusian exiles. They discussed regional developments and ways to expand Czech cooperation with the Belarusian pre-democracy forces’ office in Prague.
The opposition leader asked Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal to consider participation of Belarusian pro-democracy forces in the conference on Ukraine’s recovery, scheduled for January in Tallinn.
In her first meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, who took office in May, Cichanoŭskaja urged Latvia to preserve cross-border travel for ordinary Belarusians despite the need to isolate the Alaksandar Łukašenka regime.
During the talks in Dublin, she also advised Latvians against traveling to Belarus, warning that they risked becoming “hostages of the regime.” She expressed solidarity with Latvia amid the irregular migration crisis and hybrid attacks, which she blamed on the Łukašenka regime and Russia.
Prague to issue short-term visas to families of Belarusian exiles
October 6, Pozirk. The Czech government approved changes that will allow close relatives of Belarusians legally residing in the country to apply for short-term visas, the press office of Belarusian opposition leader Śviatłana Cichanoŭskaja reported yesterday. The politician has repeatedly …
