{"id":181643,"date":"2026-03-30T20:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181643\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T20:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:14:55","slug":"lukasenka-invites-congos-long-serving-president-to-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181643\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka invites Congo&#8217;s long-serving president to Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 30, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has invited Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso to visit his country two weeks after the 82-year old was re-elected for a fifth consecutive term, extending his nearly 42 years in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interior Minister Raymond Zephirin Mboulou announced on state TV that Sassou Nguesso received 94.82 percent\u00a0on March 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two key parties had boycotted the election over allegations of unfair electoral practices, with two of the best-known opposition figures, General Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko and Andre Okombi Salissa, imprisoned for nearly 10 years.<strong><\/strong><\/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\/2024\/12\/deti_doneck_fond_talaja_minsknews_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/deti_doneck_fond_talaja_minsknews_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/deti_doneck_fond_talaja_minsknews_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/deti_doneck_fond_talaja_minsknews_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/deti_doneck_fond_talaja_minsknews_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/deti_doneck_fond_talaja_minsknews_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus opposes UN call for Russia to return displaced Ukrainian children<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 4, Pozirk. 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