{"id":89463,"date":"2024-06-07T13:39:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T10:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/89463\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-urges-luxembourg-to-support-democracy-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/89463\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader urges Luxembourg to support democracy in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tihanocskaja_bettel_luksemburg_1128x752_20240606.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tihanocskaja_bettel_luksemburg_1128x752_20240606.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tihanocskaja_bettel_luksemburg_1128x752_20240606-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tihanocskaja_bettel_luksemburg_1128x752_20240606-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tihanocskaja_bettel_luksemburg_1128x752_20240606-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tihanocskaja_bettel_luksemburg_1128x752_20240606-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 7, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja discussed support of the Belarusian pro-democracy forces and political prisoners with Xavier Bettel, Luxembourg&#8217;s foreign minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her associate Valeryj Kavale\u016dski and U\u0142adzimir Astapienka, opposition envoy in Brussels, also attended the meeting on June 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion focused on simplifying visa requirements for Belarusian nationals and legalization procedures for exiled Belarusians, preparations for the peace summit on Ukraine scheduled for mid-June in Switzerland, the July NATO summit and the UN General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luxembourg joined the group supporting democratic Belarus in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, backed civil society and independent media projects and joined EU sanctions against Belarus, Cichano\u016dskaja&#8217;s press office said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its MPs also set up a parliamentary group supporting democratic Belarus.<\/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\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323.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                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Cichano\u016dskaja advocates easier legalization for Belarusians at Luxembourg forum<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 6, Pozirk. Opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has called on Europe to simplify legalization procedures for Belarusians. &quot;Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians abroad have actually become stateless,&quot; she told the Luxembourg Solutions forum today, according to her aide Franak Via\u010dorka. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/89334\">\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 7, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja discussed support of the Belarusian pro-democracy forces and political prisoners with Xavier Bettel, Luxembourg&#8217;s foreign minister. Her associate Valeryj Kavale\u016dski and U\u0142adzimir Astapienka, opposition envoy in Brussels, also attended the meeting on June 6. 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