MINSK, 14 April (BelTA) - In accordance with Decree No. 247 of 9 July 1996 “On approval of the regulations on diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Belarus”, the Council of Ministers ruled to close the Embassy of Belarus in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on 1 October 2018. The decision is stipulated by Resolution No. 285 of 13 April 2018, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian government.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been instructed to take steps to close the embassy.
The resolution also contains the decision of the government to open a Belarusian embassy in the Republic of Kenya in 2018.
