03:06Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said she wants to see Russian President Vladimir Putin as "a mediator" in solving the Belarusian post-election crisis while speaking at a joint press conference with chairman of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee Norbert Roettgen in Berlin on Wednesday.
"We want to invite him to be a mediator alongside with other leaders to be mediators in an initiated dialogue between authorities and people and that's it," she said, whilst emphasising that it was up to Belarus to solve its own problems.
"It's only up to Belarusian people to get out of this political crisis," she added.
Tikhanovskaya also praised German Chancellor Angela Merkel for an active role and stressed that she sees her as a "leading mediator in this negotiation process."
Answering the question about accepting financial support from Germany or any organisation, Tikhanovskaya said: "it's time when we need financial support and we need humanitarian support for Belarusian people."
As for question on alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Tikhanovskaya refused to answer any questions.
On Tuesday, Tikhanovskaya met privately with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the hope Germany will agree to mediate in the political crisis in Belarus following the last presidential election.
Tikhanovskaya went into exile in Lithuania, following President Alexander Lukashenko's controversial reelection, in August, which sparked massive protests in the Belarus. According to the disputed official results, Tikhanovskaya won 10 percent of the vote, whereas Lukashenko received more than 80 percent of the ballots.
Germany: Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovskaya invites Putin to mediate in crisis
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said she wants to see Russian President Vladimir Putin as "a mediator" in solving the Belarusian post-election crisis while speaking at a joint press conference with chairman of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee Norbert Roettgen in Berlin on Wednesday.
"We want to invite him to be a mediator alongside with other leaders to be mediators in an initiated dialogue between authorities and people and that's it," she said, whilst emphasising that it was up to Belarus to solve its own problems.
"It's only up to Belarusian people to get out of this political crisis," she added.
Tikhanovskaya also praised German Chancellor Angela Merkel for an active role and stressed that she sees her as a "leading mediator in this negotiation process."
Answering the question about accepting financial support from Germany or any organisation, Tikhanovskaya said: "it's time when we need financial support and we need humanitarian support for Belarusian people."
As for question on alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Tikhanovskaya refused to answer any questions.
On Tuesday, Tikhanovskaya met privately with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the hope Germany will agree to mediate in the political crisis in Belarus following the last presidential election.
Tikhanovskaya went into exile in Lithuania, following President Alexander Lukashenko's controversial reelection, in August, which sparked massive protests in the Belarus. According to the disputed official results, Tikhanovskaya won 10 percent of the vote, whereas Lukashenko received more than 80 percent of the ballots.
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said she wants to see Russian President Vladimir Putin as "a mediator" in solving the Belarusian post-election crisis while speaking at a joint press conference with chairman of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee Norbert Roettgen in Berlin on Wednesday.
"We want to invite him to be a mediator alongside with other leaders to be mediators in an initiated dialogue between authorities and people and that's it," she said, whilst emphasising that it was up to Belarus to solve its own problems.
"It's only up to Belarusian people to get out of this political crisis," she added.
Tikhanovskaya also praised German Chancellor Angela Merkel for an active role and stressed that she sees her as a "leading mediator in this negotiation process."
Answering the question about accepting financial support from Germany or any organisation, Tikhanovskaya said: "it's time when we need financial support and we need humanitarian support for Belarusian people."
As for question on alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Tikhanovskaya refused to answer any questions.
On Tuesday, Tikhanovskaya met privately with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the hope Germany will agree to mediate in the political crisis in Belarus following the last presidential election.
Tikhanovskaya went into exile in Lithuania, following President Alexander Lukashenko's controversial reelection, in August, which sparked massive protests in the Belarus. According to the disputed official results, Tikhanovskaya won 10 percent of the vote, whereas Lukashenko received more than 80 percent of the ballots.