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He also promised to “make claims” to the German authorities based on the results of the operation.
“After the counterintelligence actions completed today, we will no longer present complaints to Heiko Maas, the German foreign minister, but to the chancellor and some other German leaders,” Lukashenko said according to BelTa.
“More information later.”
He has not yet disclosed the details of the alleged operation.
“It seemed to us that they (the West – Ed. Past) would suffocate us economically,” Lukashenko said. “No.” Large-scale terrorism against people and objects continues inside the country, “Lukashenko added, but did not explain what he was referring to.
Minsk has demanded that the Goethe-Institut cease its operations in Belarus within a month.
Belarusian authorities have demanded that the German Goethe-Institut cease its activities in the country within a month, Jessica Kraatz Magri, a spokeswoman for the institute in Berlin, told the Interfax news agency.
“The Goethe-Institut has been asked to stop working in the next four weeks. We very much regret this wish of the Belarusian government and hope to have the opportunity to continue our activities soon,” the representative said.
According to her, it is too early to talk about the job prospects of this German cultural institution, a public organization in Belarus.
Earlier, Belarusian authorities demanded the cessation of the Goethe-Institut and the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD in the country for unknown reasons.
The Goethe Institute, which promotes the German language, has been operating in Belarus since 1993.
The institute’s branches around the world show films and performances in German, organize other cultural events and offer German courses.
The DAAD Information Office in Minsk became operational in 2003.
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