The US administration will initiate a strategic dialogue with the “democratic movement and civil society” in Belarus at the end of this year. This was announced during a meeting in Washington by US Deputy First Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to the former Belarusian presidential candidate of the leader of the Belarusian opposition, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. TASS.
“Sherman told Tikhanovskaya about the US intention to initiate a comprehensive strategic dialogue with the Belarusian democracy movement and civil society from late 2023,” the agency said, quoting Vedanta Patel, deputy head of the State Department’s press service.
According to him, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Belarusian politician expressed hope that the strategic dialogue will involve “a wide range of Belarusian democratic forces, including political leaders, as well as institutions of the US government dealing with the situation around Belarus”. , representatives of civil society, independent journalists, human rights activists, lawyers, trade union leaders, scientists and ordinary Belarusians”.
Former US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reportedThe United States is considering the possibility of appointing a special representative for interaction with opposition forces in Belarus in the near future.
Before that, the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko declarationRussia and Belarus should not relax in terms of control over the domestic political situation, because, according to him, Western countries will benefit from it if it “swings”.