{"id":137278,"date":"2025-05-08T18:40:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/137278\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"cichanouskaja-presents-george-w-bush-with-good-neighborhood-cross","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/137278\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja presents George W. Bush with Good Neighborhood Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 8, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> During her tour of the United States from May 1 to 7, \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met with George W. Bush, the US president from 2001 to 2009, in Dallas to hand him a Good Neighborhood Cross and archive documents related to his support of Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two discussed ways to attract international attention to Belarus\u2019 political prisoners and make Belarus part of a fair and lasting peace in Eastern Europe, the Belarusian politician\u2019s press office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja and Bush, who signed the first Belarus Democracy Act into law in 2004, also discussed fight against dictatorship and oppression and ways to protect those Belarusians who have not given up resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bush reportedly noted the significance of Belarusians\u2019 struggle against dictatorship for the Americans, noting that when dictators like Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka are oppressing their people abroad, the country becomes less safe. Leaders as courageous as Cichano\u016dskaja, who stand up for democracy, are needed for future peace and prosperity, the press office quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cross recognizes people\u2019s special contribution to democracy in Belarus and Belarus\u2019 relations with other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among those who received it are former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrel, EP President Roberta Metsola, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Czech President Petr Pavel, ex-Foreign Ministers Thordis Gylfadottir of Iceland and Gabrielus Landsbergis of Lithuania, Polish Foreign Minister Rodos\u0142aw Sikorski, Swedish Foreign Minister Thobias Billstr\u00f6m, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and former US State Secretary Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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