14 Iúil 2021, 15:33
The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence will meet Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya at a meeting in Leinster House, Committee Room 3 at 3.30pm.
Speaking before the meeting, Cathaoirleach of the Committee Charlie Flanagan TD said: “Members are delighted to welcome Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to meet with them as part of her visit to Ireland, a place to which she is no stranger. We look forward to hearing from and discussing with her the latest developments in Belarus.
“The situation in Belarus has been a priority for consideration by the Committee in 2021. Along with meeting with the People’s Embassy of Belarus In Ireland earlier this year, the Committee also unanimously agreed a motion condemning the interception of a Ryanair flight by Belarusian authorities and called for the unconditional release and freedom of movement of Raman Protasevich and Sofia Sapega. Members of the Committee will continue to support the people of Belarus in their struggle to gain both democratic and human rights.”
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