{"id":204209,"date":"2026-09-17T12:28:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204209\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:28:06","slug":"eu-others-to-hold-belarus-themed-ministerial-event-during-un-general-assembly","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204209\/","title":{"rendered":"EU, others to hold Belarus-themed ministerial event during UN General Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 17, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A ministerial event will be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 21 to discuss threats that regime in Belarus poses to regional and international security, opposition politician Franak Via\u010dorka told <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Union and Latvia, in collaboration with Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and Ukraine, are organizing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the 2020 presidential election, Belarus remains in a state of deep crisis with reprisals continuing unabated, the event\u2019s program notes. Despite the release of some jailed dissidents, there are no signs of a change in the regime\u2019s destructive policies, it says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The political crisis in Belarus is spilling over beyond the country\u2019s borders, posing security risks in the regions, including by the irregular migration pressure on the EU\u2019s external borders, hostile intelligence operations and disinformation, according to the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planned event will also focus on Belarus\u2019 role in Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, evolving security implications of Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka regime\u2019s policies, including the use of transnational repression against exiled Belarusians and hybrid threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kajsa Ollongren, secretary general of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Bra\u017ee will open the event, while Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja is expended to brief the participants on the situation in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/yagodin-ukr-gschs-13-09-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/yagodin-ukr-gschs-13-09-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/yagodin-ukr-gschs-13-09-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/yagodin-ukr-gschs-13-09-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/yagodin-ukr-gschs-13-09-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/yagodin-ukr-gschs-13-09.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus-based relay systems aided Russian drone strike minutes after Western officials crossed Polish border, Ukraine says<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 16, Pozirk. Belarus-based relay stations facilitated a Russian drone strike on a passenger train near the Yahodyn crossing at the Ukrainian\u2011Polish border, Andriy Demchenko, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, was quoted as saying by Ukrinform. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/204142\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 17, Pozirk. A ministerial event will be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 21 to discuss threats that regime in Belarus poses to regional and international security, opposition politician Franak Via\u010dorka told Pozirk. The European Union and Latvia, in collaboration with Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":91260,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-204209","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EU, others to hold Belarus-themed ministerial event during UN General Assembly | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 17, Pozirk. 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