Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addressed the Bled Strategic Forum to note the Eastern Partnership should be supported as a crucial instrument for helping the Belarusian people.
She called for visa liberalisation and inclusion of democratic forces in European Partnership meetings. She called on the EU to suspend all consultations with Belarusian officials while they are still part of the oppressive state apparatus. Tsikhanouskaya also met PM Janez Janša, with the government saying they had talked about the state of democracy and human rights in Belarus, touching on the issue of political prisoners.
By: P.T., STA
