{"id":194583,"date":"2026-07-06T12:54:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194583\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T12:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:54:24","slug":"cichanouskaja-greets-lithuania-on-statehood-day-thanks-for-support","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194583\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja greets Lithuania on Statehood Day, thanks for support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 6, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The bond between the people of Belarus and Lithuania is unbreakable, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said on Lithuanian Statehood Day, commemorating the coronation of Mindaugas as the King of Lithuania in 1253.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBelarusians cherish our shared history and are deeply grateful for Lithuania\u2019s friendship, support and shelter for those forced into exile,\u201d the politician said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the 2020 political crisis in Belarus, Lithuania became one of the main destinations for Belarusians fleeing politically-motivated reprisals in their country. Cichano\u016dskaja, who moved to Warsaw earlier this year, had lived with her children in Vilnius for more than five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusians are the second-largest group of residence permit holders in Lithuania, after Ukrainians. However, their numbers have recently started to decline following a period of significant growth, according to the migration department\u2019s data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 48,926 Belarusians held Lithuania residence permits as of June 1, down from 50,286 on January 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 6, Pozirk. The bond between the people of Belarus and Lithuania is unbreakable, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said on Lithuanian Statehood Day, commemorating the coronation of Mindaugas as the King of Lithuania in 1253. \u201cBelarusians cherish our shared history and are deeply grateful for Lithuania\u2019s friendship, support and shelter for those forced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":155456,"template":"","rubric":[15],"class_list":["post-194583","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cichano\u016dskaja greets Lithuania on Statehood Day, thanks for support | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 6, Pozirk. 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