President of the Riigikogu at the meeting with Tsikhanouskaya: Estonia strongly supports democratic and free Belarus

“It is extremely important for Estonia and the whole Europe that democracy in Belarus develops,” Hussar said. “The democratic opposition in Belarus plays an absolutely essential role in guiding the country to a democratic future,” he said, declaring that the Estonian parliament is firmly behind the democratic opposition in Belarus and eager to engage in close cooperation.

The President emphasised the importance of free and democratic Belarus to ensure the peace and stability of the region. He added that the future of Europe as well as Belarus depended largely on how Russia’s war in Ukraine would end and stressed the importance of Ukraine’s victory.

Tsikhanouskaya thanked Estonia for its forceful steps taken in support of Belarus but expressed a strong hope for even more international support. The parties were in full agreement that Lukashenka did not represent the whole country and that his regime could fall. If the country should consequently advance towards democracy, that would be a huge boon for Ukraine as well. But it is not impossible that Russia might have ambitions of taking over the country.

The situation in Belarus itself was another topic of discussion, with particular focus on positioning Russian nuclear weapons into Belarus, the situation of political prisoners, and the deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia with the collaboration of the Lukashenka regime.

Today, Tsikhanouskaya is meeting the Chairman of the Democratic Belarus Support Group of the Riigikogu, Urmas Reinsalu.

Photos of the meeting (author: Erik Peinar / Chancellery of the Riigikogu)

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Source: Parliament of Estonia