(ANSA) - MOSCOW, 11 AUG - Belarus has withdrawn its previous consent to the appointment of Julie Fisher as US ambassador to Minsk. The American side was also asked to reduce the staff of the embassy to five people by 1 September. This was announced by the Foreign Ministry, quoted by BelTA.
"Given Washington's actions to reduce cooperation in all spheres and the economic strangulation of our country, we objectively do not see the sense of the presence of such an important staff of the American diplomatic mission in Belarus," said the press secretary of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Anatoly. Glaz. (HANDLE).