Leader of the Belarus democratic opposition Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will address the Riigikogu

Leader of the Belarus democratic opposition Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will address the Riigikogu before the plenary sitting today.

In the Riigikogu, Tsikhanouskaya will meet the President of the Riigikogu Jüri Ratas who affirms that Estonia supports the striving of the Belarus people towards a free and democratic future. “Tireless efforts to increase awareness around the world about the repressions in Belarus can only be admired,” the President said. He stated that the Belarus people want to see a change in their country. “As soon as Belarus becomes a free and democratic country, the current regime must assume responsibility for its ruthless breaches of human rights,” Ratas emphasised.

Tsikhanouskaya will also meet the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson and the Belarusian Political Prisoners and Democracy Support Group. During her visit, meetings are also planned with President Alar Karis and Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu.

The address can be followed live at 3 p.m. on the Riigikogu YouTube channel, Facebook, or webpage, and the video recording will be available later on the Riigikogu YouTube channel.