Germany’s Foreign Ministry Expresses Support for Belarusian Democratic Forces

Germany’s Foreign Ministry has expressed support for Belarusian democratic forces and called for the release of political prisoners. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with German Foreign Office State Secretary Géza Andreas von Geyr during her visit to Germany.

“Welcome to Berlin, dear Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya! As State Secretary von Geyr underlined today: Germany continues to stand in full solidarity with Belarusian democratic forces and advocates for the freedom of all political prisoners” the German Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.

Tsikhanouskaya also met with Knut Abraham, chairman of the parliamentary group “For a Democratic Belarus” in the Bundestag. The parties discussed preparations for a new resolution on Belarus and the resumption of internship programs for Belarusian young people at the Bundestag.