EU And U.S. Support Opposition’s Initiative To Hold Election In Belarus In 2021
Belarusfeed
23 March 2021, 20:33
The EU and the U.S. supported the initiative of the Belarusian opposition to hold a presidential election in Belarus in 2021, Interfax.by reports.
“Last week, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s office invited people to vote for the opposition’s negotiations with the Lukashenko regime through the international mediation and the search for a platform for holding elections this year, not in 2022. The United States supports this initiative,” said US Ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher at the Kastus Kalinouski Сonference in Vilnius on Monday.
In turn, EU Ambassador to Belarus Dirk Schuebel also expressed support for the opposition’s initiative. The negotiations, he said, “should lead to free, democratic elections this year, as Julie [Fisher – Ed.] said, not later. And with broad international supervision,” he said.
Recall that ex-presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya called on Belarusians to vote for negotiations with the authorities. “The vote is being launched to negotiate with those representatives of the regime who are ready to think about the future and make mature decisions, and not to prolong the crisis to a total disaster,” she said.
23 March 2021, 20:33
“Last week, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s office invited people to vote for the opposition’s negotiations with the Lukashenko regime through the international mediation and the search for a platform for holding elections this year, not in 2022. The United States supports this initiative,” said US Ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher at the Kastus Kalinouski Сonference in Vilnius on Monday.
In turn, EU Ambassador to Belarus Dirk Schuebel also expressed support for the opposition’s initiative. The negotiations, he said, “should lead to free, democratic elections this year, as Julie [Fisher – Ed.] said, not later. And with broad international supervision,” he said.
Recall that ex-presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya called on Belarusians to vote for negotiations with the authorities. “The vote is being launched to negotiate with those representatives of the regime who are ready to think about the future and make mature decisions, and not to prolong the crisis to a total disaster,” she said.
