Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in the 6th European Political Community Summit in Tirana. This is one of Europe’s most important political platforms, where the leaders of 47 countries and heads of major international organizations come together to seek common responses to today’s challenges, from democratic security to geopolitical resilience.
This year’s event brought together key global figures including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, and many others.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held meetings with key European political leaders on the sidelines of the EPC, including with:
🇺🇦 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy
🇹🇷 President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
🇬🇧 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
🇵🇱 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
🇩🇪 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
🇽🇰 President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu
🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
🇮🇸 Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir
🇦🇲 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
🇭🇷 Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković
🇦🇹 Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker
🇸🇰 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico
🇫🇮 Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
🇨🇿 Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala
🇪🇺 President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola
🇪🇺 President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
🇪🇺 President of the European Council António Costa
🇪🇪 EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas
⭕️ NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
Ms. Tsikhanouskaya emphasized during the summit: “The most important issue for everyone today is peace. Not only for Ukraine but for all of Europe. We must not only talk about peace, but act – together and with resolve. If we don’t take this seriously, the consequences could be catastrophic”.
