From: Exit Staff
OSCE Reiterates Offer to Mediate in Belarus Crisis in Letter to Lukashenko

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has reiterated its offer to mediate in the Belarus crisis following the contested August 9 elections.

In a letter sent to President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus on August 22, the current and incoming chairpersons-in-office of the OSCE, Edi Rama of Albania and Ann Linde of Sweden, they extend the organization’s support to Belarus.

“We would like to reiterate our offer of visit to Belarus, in order to listen to views regarding the situation and have a discussion on the current challenges in the country,” the two chief diplomats state.

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The EU and US support the OSCE initiative to help Belarus amidst ongoing mass opposition protests following August elections.