Ms. Valtonen, who recently took over as Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Belarusian leader discussed Lukashenka's “election” campaign announced for 2024. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya explained that these elections will be a farce and emphasized that the international community should not recognize them. The discussion also focused on issues related to support for Belarusian NGOs and students in Finland, as well as the Belarusian-Finnish conference planned for January 2024 in Helsinki.
