Consulate General of Belarus in New York will close on October 21 at the request of the American side. This is reported on the website of the diplomatic confinement.
Citizens of Belarus living on the territory of the consular district, after the closure of the Consulates will be able to contact the embassy located in Washington.
In 2008, Belarus decided to withdraw ambassadors from the United States after the sanctions entered against the Republic. The American ambassador also left Minsk. The embassies of the two countries headed temporary attorneys, the diplomatic state of the American diplomatic confinement was reduced from 35 to five people.
In the middle of 2020, 12 years later, Belarus and the United States exchanged ambassadors. However, soon the relationship between Minsk and the West has worsened again. The European Union and the United States introduced several sanctions packages, accusing the Belarusian authorities in falsifying presidential elections and repression against protesters of citizens.