MINSK, 4 February (BelTA) – Belarus will appoint its ambassador to the United States in the coming months, taking into account all necessary protocol arrangements, Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told the media on 4 February, BelTA has learned.
“We can send our representative in the near future. The near future means several months, taking into account all the necessary protocol requirements, technicalities and so on,” the Belarusian minister said.
The candidacy of the Belarusian ambassador is under discussion.
Vladimir Makei also said that Belarus has not yet received a request from the United States to send their official representative to Minsk. It had been earlier reported in the media that the United States intended to appoint Julie Fisher Ambassador to Belarus. “Proceeding from what we have learned from the media, the United States intends to send its ambassador to Belarus in the near future. If so, this will prove their interest in prompt normalization of relations with Belarus,” the minister said.
He did not rule out the possible expansion of Belarus' diplomatic presence in the United States: “If this is needed, we will take the appropriate steps.”