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Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya urges French President Emmanuel Macron to mediate in the political crisis in her homeland, saying he could involve Russia in opening a dialogue. SOUNDBITE
French Foreign minister Stephane Sejourne meets Israeli counterpart Israel Katz and Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid in Jerusalem. IMAGES
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga calls off demonstrations planned for Monday and said his party would sit down for dialogue with the government after two weeks of protests. "We stand down our demonstrations for Monday, that is tomorrow, April 3, 2023. But in doing so, we want to emphasise that the right to assemble, to demonstrate, petition, and speak are iron-clad as provided for in our constitution," the veteran opposition leader tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Belarus's exiled opposition leader meets in Paris with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Considered by the West as the real winner of the August 2020 election against the outgoing head of state Alexander Lukashenko, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya accuses the latter of "high treason" for having "helped" Putin's Russia to launch its invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya meets with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian during a visit to Paris. IMAGES