In Belarus, there is a candidate for the post of ambassador of the Republic to the United States, however, in the conditions of West Pressure, it is unreasonable to send it there. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makay, transfers BelTA.
According to him, Belarus has always strived for peaceful relations with all countries, including the United States. “But in the present conditions, naturally, it makes no sense to send our ambassador to the United States due to the sanctions actions that were taken by this country in relation to Belarus,” said Make.
The Russian Foreign Minister added that it was US provoked a deterioration in the political and diplomatic interaction of the two countries, and the Belarusian authorities were forced to take response. Mcay explained that the consent of the consent of the new US ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher was associated with her criticism to the government and the Belarusian people.
On August 11, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus withdrew the previously issued consent to the appointment of Julie Fisher Ambassador of the United States in Minsk. In addition, in the department offered Washington until September 1 to reduce the number of his embassy to five people.
Fisher was appointed ambassador in December 2020. At the same time, since 2008, there was no American ambassador in Belarus. Representative offices of the two countries headed temporary attorneys. The parties recalled ambassadors after the sanctions entered in relation to Minsk.