"Sullivan (during the meeting. - RT) expressed support for the American people of Belarus and respect for the courage and determination of the opposition," the statement said.
As noted, the United States will continue to hold the Belarusian authorities "accountable for their actions," including through sanctions.
In April, the KGB of Belarus included Tikhanovskaya and more than ten other people in the list of persons involved in terrorism.
A criminal case has been initiated against her in the republic for the preparation of an act of terrorism by an organized group.
Belarusian Prosecutor General Andrei Shved announced that he had received a refusal from Lithuania to extradite Tikhanovskaya.