Tsikhanouskaya Meets With Clinton and Pompeo

Reform.news Editorial Team · 25 September 2026, 10:41

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On the third day of the UN General Assembly, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held dozens of meetings with political leaders, government officials, representatives of international organizations and business leaders. Among them were the president of Romania, the prime minister of Slovenia and a former U.S. president.

As the Tsikhanouskaya Office reported, her meeting with Romanian President Nicușor Dan focused on support for Belarusians, the release of political prisoners and Belarus’s place on the European agenda. He invited Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to Bucharest.

With Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša, they discussed security issues in Belarus and the region, the Lukashenka regime’s dependence on Russia, the release of political prisoners and support for those who have been freed. Tsikhanouskaya proposed that Slovenia join the International Humanitarian Fund and develop rehabilitation programs for former political prisoners and their families.

At the Clinton Global Initiative conference, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke about what Belarusians are already preparing for — future change — as well as institutions, people, reforms and mechanisms for the transition period.

“Дыктатуры могуць здавацца вечнымі — пакуль раптам не падаюць. Наша задача — не прадказаць дакладную дату пераменаў, а зрабіць так, каб Беларусь была да іх гатовая,” she said.

Tsikhanouskaya also held a separate meeting with Bill Clinton. Thirty-two years after his historic visit to Belarus, they discussed the changes that had taken place since then, the situation of Belarusians inside the country and the need to maintain international attention on Belarus.

With former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, they discussed the lessons of 2020, Belarus’s independence and how the Lukashenka regime has become even more dependent on Russia following the crackdown.

At the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards ceremony, Tsikhanouskaya spoke with heads of state, government representatives and international business leaders about political prisoners, the situation in Belarus and the country’s future opportunities.