Belarusian opposition leader and head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus, Sviatlana Tsykhanuskaia, who is in Poland, met with the Speaker of the Seimas, Shimon Holonia, on Tuesday.
“During the conversation, issues of support for the democratization of the country, the fate of political prisoners, parliamentary cooperation with representatives of independent institutions of Belarus and the legal responsibility of Alexander Lukashenko's regime were discussed. Members of the Belarusian Transitional Cabinet participated. the conversation”, the Chancellery of the Seimas announced.
Holovnia: Free Belarus is the reason for the existence of Poland
– We know and understand that free, independent, self-governing and self-determined Belarus is one of the pillars and foundations of the security of the Republic of Poland – Holovnia told journalists after the meeting. – Free Belarus is in the interests and heart of free Poland. We will do everything to make Belarus a free country of free people, he added.
– Poland accepted the refugees from Belarus and declared true solidarity with us. Belarusians chose the pro-European path. We want to aspire to Europe, said Tsykhanuskaya, and she asks for the support of the European aspirations of her compatriots. The Marshal of the Seimas announced his participation in the action of “adoption” of Belarusian political prisoners and expressed his support for one of them.
Tsykhanuskaia: Poland is our strategic ally
Tsykhanuskaya thanked Poland for supporting Belarusians' aspirations for independence. – You are our closest neighbor and strategic ally. We belong to Europe and we want to return to it, he emphasized.
He added that further sanctions and continued political pressure from the international community are important elements in the fight against the regime, and support for Belarusian political prisoners is also crucial. Tsykhanuskaia also emphasized the importance of Polish assistance to Belarusians fleeing repression in our country.
“During the meeting, the Belarusian side focused on the necessity of legal responsibility of Alexander Lukashenko, including for the crimes against humanity committed against political prisoners and the bringing of children from the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia. Belarus. About 2,000 Ukrainian children are subject to indoctrination by the Lukashenko regime,” reads the statement of the Chancellery of the Seimas.
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The meeting also discussed the attitude of the Belarusian authorities towards the Polish minority. The Marshal of the Seimas remembered the fate Arrested Polish journalist Andrzej PozobutIt also condemned Belarus' use of migrants as weapons in a hybrid war.
Holonia assured that Polish parliamentarians can become the voice of Belarus in discussions of inter-parliamentary institutions, such as the NATO Parliamentary Assembly or the Council of Europe. Bilateral cooperation is also possible. The Marshal of the Sejm also expressed his support for the organization of the learning of the native language by the children of Belarusians living in Poland.
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