{"id":192200,"date":"2026-06-17T15:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192200\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:23:13","slug":"eu-official-visited-minsk-for-talks-last-week-latuska-says","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192200\/","title":{"rendered":"EU official visited Minsk for talks last week, \u0141atu\u0161ka says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 17, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A European External Action Service official responsible for relations with Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) visited Minsk last week, opposition politician Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka told the <em>Obychnoye Utro<\/em> YouTube show on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn recent months, delegations of the foreign ministries of Italy, Germany and France as well as the head of French intelligence have visited Minsk,\u201d \u0141atu\u0161ka said. \u201cAn official from the European External Action Service, the director responsible for Russia and the CIS, has also been there. Talks took place last week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of those visitors say that they come to Belarus to check on their missions and embassies, but they also use their visits to get a better grasp of Minsk\u2019s stance, \u0141atu\u0161ka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with <em>Al Arabiya<\/em> English broadcast by Belarusian state television networks on June 15, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka said that Minsk had been in close contact, behind the scenes, with officials in large European countries.<\/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\/06\/brifing-opk-16-06-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/brifing-opk-16-06-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/brifing-opk-16-06-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/brifing-opk-16-06-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/brifing-opk-16-06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/brifing-opk-16-06.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Cichano\u016dskaja stresses importance of sanctions at briefing for diplomats in Warsaw<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 17, Pozirk. \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja emphasized the importance of maintaining sanctions on Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime until \u201crepression stops and systemic change begins in Belarus\u201d during a briefing for diplomats from 29 countries at the Italian embassy in Warsaw on June &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/192172\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 17, Pozirk. A European External Action Service official responsible for relations with Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) visited Minsk last week, opposition politician Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka told the Obychnoye Utro YouTube show on Tuesday. \u201cIn recent months, delegations of the foreign ministries of Italy, Germany and France as well as the head [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":159346,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-192200","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EU official visited Minsk for talks last week, \u0141atu\u0161ka says | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 17, Pozirk. 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