United States-Belarus Strategic Dialogue

(a) In general The Secretary is authorized to facilitate an annual Strategic Dialogue with the Democratic forces of Belarus. (b) Matters To be included The Strategic Dialogue authorized by subsection (a) may seek to— (1) consider the efforts needed to return to democratic rule in Belarus, including the efforts needed to support free and fair elections in Belarus; (2) engage actively with the Belarus Democracy Movement; (3) respond to the political, economic, and security impacts of events in Belarus and the Russian Federation on neighboring countries in the wider region; (4) ensure accountability including through possible punitive measures for the regime of Alyaksandr Lukashenka for its human rights abuses, undermining and repression of Belarusian civil society and sovereignty in favor of the Russian Federation, and support for the Russian Federation’s war of aggression in Ukraine; and (5) facilitate the release of political prisoners and other wrongfully detained individuals in Belarus including journalists.