U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Steven Bigan met with former presidential candidate of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Vilnius, APA reports citing Interfax.
"Ms. Tikhanovskaya and Mr. Biegun discussed the political crisis in Belarus. Ms. Tikhanovskaya expressed gratitude to the United States for its support of the Belarusian people, who demand respect for their choice,” reads a statement from Tikhanovskaya’s press team.