{"id":119362,"date":"2024-12-23T11:35:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T08:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/119362\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-hopes-for-continued-cooperation-with-icelands-new-fm","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/119362\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader hopes for continued cooperation with Iceland’s new FM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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December 23, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja congratulated Iceland’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katr\u00edn Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir on a post on X, expressing hopes for continued “cooperation for freedom, democracy and human rights.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The politician thanked Iceland’s former top diplomat Th\u00f3rd\u00eds Kolbr\u00fan Reykfj\u00f6rd Gylfad\u00f3ttir for supporting Belarusians’ struggle for democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichanouskaja visited Iceland a few weeks ago, where she proposed to include democratic Belarus into the community of Nordic and Baltic countries. She urged the Nordic countries to reject Belarus\u2019 sham presidential election scheduled for January 21-26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At her meeting with Iceland’s President Halla T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir, Cichano\u016dskaja discussed ways to alleviate the plight of Belarus\u2019 political prisoners as well as support for the independent media, cultural initiatives and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hermann Ing\u00f3lfsson, Iceland\u2019s permanent representative to NATO, was appointed as special envoy for Belarus during the Belarusian politician’s visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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