{"id":141277,"date":"2025-06-04T13:42:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/141277\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-to-benefit-from-latvias-election-to-un-security-council-viacorka","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/141277\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus to benefit from Latvia\u2019s election to UN Security Council \u2013 Via\u010dorka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 4, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Latvia’s election to the UN Security Council represents a good opportunity to have Belarus included in its agenda, Franak Via\u010dorka, an aide to Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, has told Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement follows yesterday\u2019s approval by the UN General Assembly of Latvia as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2026-2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian pro-democracy politicians have discussed with Riga its possible election along with potential hearings on Belarus in Arria-formula meetings, providing for flexible and informal discussions, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riga’s voice will also represent \u201cthe voice of democratic Belarusians,\u201d the politician noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian opposition plans to share with Latvia its ideas and proposals regarding potential joint initiatives to be implemented in partnership with other Security Council members, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Belarus is not a local, but a global case of an attack on democracy, human rights, international security, and the UN Security Council is exactly the place where the Belarusian issue should be raised,\u201d Via\u010dorka noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past, the UN Security Council held hearings on Belarus three times, arranged in cooperation with several countries, he added, citing the examples of Estonia that assisted in organizing discussions of reprisals, freedom of speech and violation of children’s rights in 2020 and 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presence of Belarus on the agenda of the UN Security Council will boost the country\u2019s chances for a democratic transformation and may help secure the release prisoners and end terror, Via\u010dorka stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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