During the European People’s Party Congress, the Belarusian leader met with the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, as well as the Minister of the Interior, Davor Božinović. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya expressed gratitude to Croatia for supporting the Council of Europe’s recent document on Belarus, which calls for issuing more visas to Belarusians and resolving the legalization of stay problems.
The Belarusian leader asked the politicians to simplify the legalization of stay for Belarusians in Croatia, including issuing alien passports, recognizing expired Belarusian passports as valid, and lifting the apostille requirement.
The parties discussed the situation with political prisoners in Belarus. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke about prisoners held incommunicado by the regime and called for efforts to secure their immediate release through international organizations. Additionally, she proposed that Croatia support a rehabilitation program for the children of the repressed and facilitate events involving the Belarusian diaspora.
