{"id":211498,"date":"2026-11-12T11:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T08:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211498\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T11:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T08:55:30","slug":"opposition-politicians-discuss-diaspora-needs-with-lithuanian-mp","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211498\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition politicians discuss diaspora needs with Lithuanian MP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 12, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Dzianis Ku\u010dynski and Anatol Labied\u017aka from the team of Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met with Ruslanas Baranovas, head of For a Democratic Belarus Seimas group, to discuss the Belarusian community\u2019s needs in Lithuania, Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting focused on finding solutions for the recognition and exchange of Belarusian driver\u2019s licenses and providing financial assistance for Belarusian nationals in Lithuania who are raising children with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parties also discussed joint work within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), as well as plans for Lithuania\u2019s upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ku\u010dynski thanked the Lithuanian parliament for continuing to prioritize support for Belarusians. \u201cNext year, we want to expand our cooperation, especially at the European level,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 47,592 citizens of Belarus held Lithuania\u2019s residence permits on October 1, according to official data from Lithuania\u2019s migration department. The number dropped by 0.58 percent from 47,872 on September 1; by 7.07 percent from 51,213 on October 1, 2025; and by 22.43 percent from 61,357 on October 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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