US President Donald Trump’s special envoy John Coale, who is planning to visit Belarus in the near future, may also travel to Vilnius, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Thursday.
Coale is expected to visit Minsk for talks that could include the release of hundreds of political prisoners held in Belarus, Sinkevičius told reporters at the parliament.
“It is likely that he will visit Vilnius, and it is likely that the relevant officials, perhaps even I, will meet with him,” Sinkevičius said.
The prime minister cautioned that a meeting with Coale was not certain because he plans to travel to Ukraine next week.
“It may simply happen that Mr Coale arrives while I am leaving, so I really can’t say anything concrete,” Sinkevičius said.
Coale previously indicated that another release of political prisoners could take place in September. He visited Minsk last spring, and shortly afterward urged Lithuania to restore the transit of Belarusian fertilisers and hold a high-level meeting with Minsk.
The last major release of political prisoners held by Belarus’ government took place in March.
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