Foreign Ministry of Belarus strongly recommends USA embassy in Minsk reduce number of personnel
The Foreign Ministry of Belarus strongly recommends the USA embassy in Minsk reduce the number of personnel, BelTA was told in the ministry.
“On March 17, Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the United States of America to the Republic of Belarus Jonathan Moore was summoned to the Foreign Ministry of Belarus where he was repeatedly informed about the insistent recommendation of the Belarusian side to reduce the number of personnel of the US embassy in Minsk,” the Foreign Ministry noted.
A reminder, in connection with the sanctions imposed by the USA on the Belneftekhim concern companies the ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the USA, Mikhail Khvostov, was called off to Minsk for consultations. Simultaneously the government of Belarus suggested US ambassador in Minsk Karen Stewart depart Belarus for the same purpose. Karen Stewart departed Belarus on March 12 as required by the Belarusian side.
