{"id":124189,"date":"2025-01-30T12:54:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T09:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/124189\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"turkeys-erdogan-congratulates-lukasenka-on-extending-his-rule","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/124189\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey’s Erdo\u011fan congratulates \u0141uka\u0161enka on extending his rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\n Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan\n <\/div>\n \n
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January 30, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan wished Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka success in office after the latter was declared winner in Belarus’ seventh presidential election on January 21-26, the Belarusian ruler’s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Turkish leader’s message expressed hope for strengthening political, economic and humanitarian ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same source also reported a congratulatory message for \u0141uka\u0161enka from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the crown prince and prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka met Erdo\u011fan in October 2022 on the sidelines of a regional summit in Kazakhstan\u2019s Astana. Later, the Belarusian ruler announced his visit to Turkey, but it has not yet taken place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus\u2019 seventh presidential election was marred by politically-motivated reprisals targeting the opposition and regime critics. Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand, Ukraine and the United Kingdom have already dismissed it as a sham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, leaders of at least 19 countries, including Azerbaijan, China, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Vietnam, congratulated \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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