Foreign Minister Luminica Odobescu met on Thursday with Belarusian opposition leader Svitlana Tikhanouskaya, who is visiting Bucharest, to discuss the internal situation in Belarus, the geopolitical situation in the region and the support provided by Lukashenko. regime to Russian aggression against Ukraine, News.ro reports.

• “Minister Luminica Odobescu expressed the concern of the Romanian side about the strengthening of repression, intimidation, arrests and political convictions against the mass media, activists and the entire civil society in Belarus. He also emphasized the numerous violations of fundamental rights and freedoms during the parliamentary and local elections in Belarus on February 25, 2024. In this context, he called for the unity of the Belarusian opposition in exile, emphasizing the importance of convergent actions in promoting the democratic aspirations of the citizens of this country,” MAE said in a press release on Thursday.

The source said that the Romanian foreign minister emphasized Romania’s active participation in supporting civil society, independent media and the Belarusian political opposition.

• “Svitlana Tikhanovska, for her part, thanked Romania for the political, diplomatic, concrete support provided through donations to the Belarusian civil society and independent mass media. He ensured continued efforts to draw attention to serious human rights violations in Belarus, in line with the international isolation of the Lukashenka regime,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.