The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus expressed regret on the closure of the Consulate General of the Republic in New York at the request of the American side. The application is published on the site of the foreign policy department.
It indicates that this decision will complicate the provision of consular services in the United States Belarusians. The Foreign Ministry also pointed out that such actions of the United States talk about the indifference of the US authorities to the fate of the Belarusian people.
“The requirement of the United States in fact demonstrates the real meaning of the permanent statements of the American side about the” support “and” care “about the Belarusian people,” the Office said.
The fact that the Consulate General of Belarus in New York will cease its work on October 21, 2021, it became known on October 11. The diplomatic representation was reported that 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.
On August 11, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry withdrew the previously issued consent to the appointment of Julie Fisher’s US ambassador in Minsk. In addition, the department was offered Washington until September 1 to reduce the number of embassies 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.