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France’s Macron ready to meet Belarus opposition leader: spokesman
PARIS, Sept 28, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – President Emmanuel Macron is ready to hold talks with Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who has requested he act as a mediator in her country’s political crisis, a French government spokesman said Monday.
“What’s happening in Belarus is a crisis of power, an authoritarian power that is unable to accept the logic of democracy,” spokesman Gabriel Attal said, adding that Macron would meet with Tikhanovskaya “if she asks” during a visit to Vilnius, where she has fled.
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