In the current situation, assistance and the provision of asylum of the Belarusian athlete Christine Timanovskaya is an honor for Europe. This opinion was expressed by the State Secretary of European Affairs at the Foreign Ministry Clemander Bon, his words transfers Reuters.
According to the official, the European Union is ready to provide ash timer as soon as possible. “France also intends to coordinate and in solidarity with other countries – members of the European Union to continue to support the population and civil society of Belarus,” the diplomat stressed.
Earlier, the Secretary of State at the French Foreign Ministry Cleman Bon called France by one of the countries of countries, which are considering the possibility of providing political asylum Timanovskaya.
Currently, the athlete has already received a Polish visa. The deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland Marchin Pshidach said that Christina Timanovskaya in the coming days will arrive in Warsaw.
On August 1, the coaching headquarters of the Belarusian team excluded Timanovskaya from a 200 meters race at the Olympics in Japan. The official reason was called the unsatisfactory emotional and psychological state of athletes. The opposition fund of sports solidarity stated that the athlete was forcibly exported from Tokyo. The girl appealed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asking for help in the current situation.