July 29, 2021
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Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with U.S. President Joe Biden Wednesday at the White House to discuss democracy and human rights in the former Soviet republic.
In a post meeting tweet, Biden said “I was honored to meet with @Tsihanouskaya at the White House this morning. The United States stands with the people of Belarus in their quest for democracy and universal human rights.”
Tsikhanouskaya called the meeting “very warm” and said she felt the U.S. stands with Belarus.
“We didn’t spend much time together, about 15 minutes, but it was a very warm meeting,” she told VOA’s Russian service. “I saw a man who is not indifferent to what’s going on in Belarus. I conveyed to [the president] our message: What’s happening in Belarus is not a geopolitical struggle, it is our fight against violence, against lawlessness. [I told him] that we have the same set of values. And I am leaving the White House with the assurance that the United States will stand with the Belarusian people now and after the new elections.”