On November 11, the Director of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office in Vilnius, Dzianis Kuchynski, and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Constitutional Reform and Parliamentary Cooperation, Anatoli Liabedzka, met with the Head of the Lithuanian Seimas Group “For a Democratic Belarus”, Ruslanas Baranovas.
The parties discussed:
- driver’s licenses and possible solutions for the recognition and exchange of Belarusian driver’s licenses for European ones;
- support for families, including financial assistance for Belarusian families raising children with disabilities;
- new projects like a School of Parliamentary Studies, expert meetings with Seimas members, and initiatives to engage Belarusians in local election campaigns in Lithuania.
- international cooperation and joint work in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, as well as plans for Lithuania’s 2027 Presidency of the Council of the EU.
The participants also reviewed the results of their cooperation in 2026. Key achievements included the protection of Belarusians’ rights in Lithuania, stronger support for political prisoners from Lithuanian MPs, and greater visibility for Belarusian initiatives in international forums.
The parties agreed to continue working on practical solutions to support Belarusians in Lithuania and develop new joint parliamentary initiatives.
Dzianis Kuchynski: “We highly appreciate that support for Belarusians remains an important issue for the Lithuanian parliament. Next year, we want to expand our cooperation, particularly at the European level. Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the EU will open up new opportunities, and we should make the most of them”.
