“I am seriously concerned about the well-being of Maria Kolesnikova in Belarus.

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) Lukashenko should make her safe return its top priority, "he wrote on his Twitter.

Raab also called on the Belarusian authorities to stop violence against protesters, release political prisoners and start a dialogue with the opposition.

Earlier, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas expressed concern about the situation around Kolesnikova, who was allegedly detained in Minsk and taken away in an unknown direction.

The headquarters of the unregistered presidential candidate of Belarus Viktor Babariko reported that the Belarusian police had accepted the statement of Kolesnikova's relatives about her disappearance.