U.S. and Belarus are ready to discuss the return of ambassadors
The senior American diplomat in Belarus, Scott Roland, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Vladimir Mackay, declared on April 25th that their countries are ready to discuss the possible return of ambassadors to Minsk and to Washington.
Mackay told journalists in Minsk that "there is a readiness on both sides for complete normalization of our relations.”
The Foreign Minister of Belarus said that the United States and his country "shouldn't look at each other through gun sights, but should have an open dialogue.” Roland has expressed his hope that return of the ambassadors will become a subject for discussion with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus later this year.
Belarus had recalled its ambassador from Washington in 2008 and insisted that the US ambassador leave Minsk. This step was taken after the USA had imposed sanctions against the Belarusian enterprise "Belneftekhim" after an increase in tensions between Minsk and the West.