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Ukrainian ambassador called to Belarus for the first time
The return of the Ukrainian ambassador to Minsk began with the provocation of the Belarusian border guards, Kizim said.
Ukraine’s ambassador to Belarus Igor Kizim returned to Minsk after being called in Kiev and spoke about the results of his stay in Kiev. In an interview with Tut.by, published on Thursday, September 10, he spoke about the provocation of the Belarusian border guards and Minsk’s anti-Ukrainian rhetoric.
“I was summoned for consultations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the situation that has developed in Belarus in general, as well as the situation with the Wagnerists. Furthermore, there were unfounded accusations from Ukraine that it allegedly interferes in the internal affairs of Belarus, which obviously could not cause misunderstandings in Ukraine, “noted the ambassador.
He spoke about the provocation of the Belarusian border guards who had searched his car.
“I must say that my entry into Belarus was, to put it mildly, not very friendly and began, in my view, with a provocation. My personal car, in which I was returning, was examined by Belarusian border guards in violation of international law. about diplomatic relations and not at all in the spirit of our friendly bilateral relations. At the same time, the head of the border checkpoint did not give any explanation. But more importantly, I can’t understand what they wanted to find in the trunk of my car. Perhaps a trained militant. In any case, the incident was unpleasant for me. And as I understand it, the head of the Novaya Guta checkpoint was instructed to do so. Obviously, the embassy sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus “Kizim said.
He pointed out that it was a “bad sign.” “As I understand it, unfortunately this was done on the trail of anti-Ukrainian rhetoric, now heard in Belarus. Recently, for example, the Belarusian Defense Minister accused Ukraine of” heating up destructive forces “to change the power in Belarus, Lavrov – over some Ukrainian militants. We are tired of this unfounded rhetoric, “said the diplomat.
He also assessed the prospects for new relations between the countries.
“Of course, there is a perspective … In any case, we will have some kind of relations, the question is how constructive and friendly. Our relations are multifaceted, but I believe that still the situation in Belarus will develop, as well as the processes of integration of Belarus and Russia. And also of the rhetoric in relation to Ukraine and the actions that the leadership of Belarus will take in relation to Ukraine, “said Kizim, noting that” we have no desire to intervene in the internal affairs of Belarus. “
He called the decision to hand over the detained Wagnerites to Russia “a strange step.”
“In his last interview with the Russian media, President Lukashenko said that he would have given them to Russia anyway, and this was confirmation that the Belarusian side was not going to listen to Ukraine’s requests. Here I would like to say that for the success of bilateral relations, the main thing is the trust between the leaders and the institutions of power of the two countries. And what happened, of course, does not contribute to the strengthening of trust neither between the leaders nor between our countries, ”said the ambassador.
Let us remind you that on August 17 Ukraine withdrew its ambassador from Belarus for the first time. On August 28 it became known that Ukraine had suspended all contacts with Belarus.
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