BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07/05/2007

Belarusian Opposition Leader Meets With Polish President

Alyaksandr Milinkevich, chairman of the Belarusian opposition's Political Council of Pro-democratic Forces, met with Polish President Lech Kaczynski in Warsaw on May 4, Belapan reported. "We discussed the role that Poland could play in the democratization of Belarus... I emphasized the need for the Polish ambassador to return to Belarus, as, in my opinion, this would improve our bilateral relations," Milinkevich said after the meeting. Henryk Litwin, who was appointed Poland's ambassador to Belarus in February 2006, has not yet taken up his duties because of strained diplomatic relations between the two countries. Kaczynski reportedly assured to Milinkevich that Poland will continue its programs providing assistance to Belarusian students expelled from universities and Belarusians expelled from jobs for political reasons. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/05/3-CEE/cee-070507.asp