CORRECTION: Janša and Pompeo call for fresh election in Belarus

clarifies on Pompeo's statement, corrects headline

Please note that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has not explicitly called for fresh elections in Belarus as the STA copy would suggest. A corrected report with a recast headline and lede follows.

Janša calls for fresh election in Belarus

Bled, 13 August - Prime Minister Janez Janša has called for a new election in Belarus under the presence of international observers as the only solution to the situation in Belarus, an approach he said was also supported by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as he visited Slovenia on Thursday.

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Prime Minister Janez Janša (right) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak to the press after Slovenia and the US sign a statement on the security of 5G networks.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

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