Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterpart on the political and security situation in Belarus.

The ongoing political crisis in Belarus features regularly in my engagements with EU and other colleagues. Most recently, I discussed Belarus with members of the Estonian Foreign Affairs Committee and with the Austrian Ambassador ahead of Austria hosting the 22 November international conference "Towards a Prosperous and Safe Future for Belarus". The Foreign Secretary also discussed Belarus with her Baltic counterparts when they met on 11 October. The UK will continue to work alongside our international partners in support of the Belarusian people and of a lasting solution to the political crisis.