Washington: President Joe Biden spoke to fight pro-democracy forces in Belarus on Wednesday at the White House meeting with the country’s main opposition leader.
SviaTlana Tsikhanouskaya, who was forced to leave Belarus after failing to challenge President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020 the election that the opposition and the West said cheating around Washington this month, looking for US concrete readings for the opposition of his country.
Biden tweeted that the meeting was an honor.
“The United States stands with Belarus people in their search for universal democracy and human rights,” he wrote.
Lukashenko authoritarian had faced the protest months triggered by his election to the past in August 2020.
Hard action since then Then have seen more than 35,000 people arrested and thousands of people beaten by the police.
The Biden government announced in May, it imposes sanctions against the Lukashenko government after it forces Ryanair passenger jets to arrest and detain a Belarusian journalist traveling upwards.
Russian President Vladimir Putin It has been set closer to Lukashenko when Western punishment of the actions of Belarus leaders increases.
In a statement, Tsikhanouskaya said he urged US officials to support negotiations aimed at the new national elections under international monitoring, and to provide Belarus news media funds.
“I asked for President Biden to stand with Belarus and support our democratic movement with the NCRETE action co, “he said.