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Belarus Hosts Trans-Atlantic Security Group's Chief, Part of Efforts to Improve Ties with the West
Sinirlioglu discussed prisoner exchanges and regional security as Lukashenko sought wider engagement after years of Western isolation.
- On Tuesday, Feridun Sinirlioglu, secretary-general of the Vienna-based Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, visited Belarus to meet President Alexander Lukashenko, marking the OSCE chief's first trip since 2019.
- Seeking to end years of Western isolation, Lukashenko has governed the nation of 9.5 million for three decades while facing sanctions for human rights abuses and facilitating the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Despite U.S.-brokered deals releasing hundreds of prisoners since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, Viasna reports 887 political prisoners remain in custody.
- Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya denounced the meeting as "entirely undeserved," arguing that high-level visits strengthen the regime without yielding concrete human rights improvements.
- Sinirlioglu acknowledged Belarus's role in facilitating prisoner-of-war exchanges between Russia and Ukraine during the security conference, which included Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
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The Seattle TimesBelarus hosts trans-Atlantic security group’s chief, part of efforts to improve ties with the West
The chief of a top trans-Atlantic security grouping visited Belarus on Tuesday for the first time in seven years as the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has sought to normalize ties with the West.
The Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the leading transatlantic security group, visited Belarus today, which
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The head of a major transatlantic security group visited Belarus on Tuesday for the first time in seven years, while the country's authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, seeks to normalize ties with the West.
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