“At today's meeting with Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

Ambassador-designate Fischer emphasized that the United States will continue to support the people of Belarus and those around the world who face terrible cruelty while exercising their fundamental freedoms, ”the US Embassy in Minsk said on Twitter.

It is noted that Tikhanovskaya said that it is a great honor for her to welcome the new US Ambassador to Belarus.

The message does not specify where the meeting took place.

Earlier it was reported that Russia would not boycott the informal meeting of the UN Security Council on January 22 with the participation of former presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.