The opening of a mission of Belarusian democratic forces in Kyiv has launched an official dialogue between Ukraine and the Belarusian democratic opposition and marked an important, progressive step in developing cooperation.
This opinion was expressed in a comment to Ukrinform by Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yaroslav Chornohor.
He recalled that in the evening of May 26, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, head of the United Transitional Cabinet of the Belarusian democratic opposition, opened the office of the Mission of Belarusian Democratic Forces in Ukraine in central Kyiv. The mission is headed by Svitlana Shatilina. On the Ukrainian side, Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Perebyinis attended the opening ceremony.
“The Belarusian democratic forces already have missions in several countries, including Estonia and Czech Republic. But for Ukraine this is quite a progressive step, because for a long time at the official level we did not ‘notice’ the existence of Belarusian democratic forces at all. Now, mission head Svitlana Shatilina, together with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, attended a meeting with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, and this marked the beginning of our communication track,” Chornohor said.
