During her visit to Vienna, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Petra Bayr. The parties discussed the participation of the Belarusian delegation formed by the Coordination Council in the sessions of PACE, its work within committees, preparations for upcoming sessions, and the Belarusian issue on their agenda.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya described PACE as an example and model of the democratic forces’ cooperation with parliamentary assemblies, noting that she consistently presents this cooperation as a benchmark for other international institutions.
The meeting also addressed the situation of political prisoners, preparations for a report on Belarus, and the most pressing issues facing the Belarusian community.
Ms. Tsikhanouskaya and her team initiated the adoption of a PACE resolution on Belarus, which would formalize the institutionalization of the country’s democratic forces within PACE and introduce the position of a Special Rapporteur on Belarus.
