People's Embassy of Belarus in Lithuania

We, Belarusians Abroad:

We do not recognize the elections held in Belarus on August 9, 2020, as legitimate, and Alexander Lukashenko as the elected president based on the results of international exit polls, independent observation in Belarus, the OSCE report on falsifications, official statements of the EU, the USA, Canada and other democratic countries;

We condemn large-scale repressions against the civilian population with the aim of illegally retaining power and support the demands of the people of Belarus: release all political prisoners and illegally detained persons, stop the violence and punish the perpetrators, hold new elections;

declare that the Advisory Council of Belarusians Abroad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus do not have the democratic legitimacy to represent the interests of Belarus and Belarusians abroad.

We announce the creation of People's Embassies to protect the rights and interests of Belarusian citizens abroad, as well as to represent the interests of a democratic Belarus.

The decision to create the People's Embassy was made by representatives of the Belarusian diaspora based on the resolution of the World Congress of Belarusians and supported by the National Leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and the People's Anti-Crisis Directorate.

The main functions of the People's Embassies:

Informing the public about the situation in Belarus.

Establishing and maintaining contacts with government bodies, public associations, trade unions, business, scientific and cultural circles abroad.

Protecting the rights and interests of Belarusians, helping those forced to leave the country.

The creation of People's Embassies was included in the agenda of the World Congress of Belarusians from October 31 to November 1, 2020 and is enshrined in its Resolution.

( https://belaruscongress.org/resolution ).