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“Due to recent events in Belarus and the fact that Latvia and other European Union countries do not recognize the election results, the visit is impossible, it has been removed from the agenda,” he said.
Lukashenko’s official visit to Latvia, which was to take place in early April, was postponed due to a coronavirus pandemic. The parties had agreed that this visit would take place in the near future.
In Belarus on August 9. Presidential elections were held in which 80.1 percent. A. Lukashenko, who ruled the country for 26 years, received votes. According to official figures, opposition spokeswoman Sviatlana Cichanouskaya ranked second with 10.12 percent. votes, but did not acknowledge the results. S. Cichanouskaja herself left Belarus on the night of August 11 for her safety and is currently in Lithuania.
The rigged elections in the country have unleashed a wave of protests that so far has not abated. The protests were violently repressed by the authorities, several people died, thousands were arrested and torture was reported in detention centers.
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