BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07/12/2007

U.S. President Meets Belarusian Oppositionists

U.S. President George W. Bush met with a group of visiting Belarusian opposition politicians in Washington on December 6, the White House announced on its website. The group, visiting the United States from December 2-8, includes former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich; Anatol Lyabedzka, the chairman of the United Civic Party; Syarhey Kalyakin, the leader of the Belarusian Party of Communists; Anatol Lyaukovich, the acting chairman of the Social Democratic Party; youth activists Zmitser Fedaruk and Pavel Sevyarynets; and human rights advocate Enira Branitskaya. "The United States is a long-lasting partner and a friend of Belarusian democracy," Milinkevich told RFE/RL's Belarus Service the same day. "The goal of our visit is to discuss the current situation and the ongoing changes -- fortunately positive ones -- that are taking place in our country," he said. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/12/3-cee/cee-071207.asp