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Belarus announces countermeasures against U.S. sanctions, including tightening visa procedures

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Original title: Belarus announced countermeasures against US sanctions, including tightening visa procedures, etc.

According to news on June 3, Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Graz said on the 3rd that Belarus has taken countermeasures against the US sanctions on Belarusian state-owned enterprises.

In response to a question from the media, Graz said that the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on some subsidiaries of Belarusian petrochemical companies came into effect on the 3rd. This is an illegal act that violates international law and is aimed at exerting pressure on sovereign states. Belarus cannot ignore the U.S.’s disobedience. Friendly behavior.

Graz said that the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Charg d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Belarus on the same day and announced Belarus countermeasures, including reducing the number of diplomatic and administrative technicians in the U.S. diplomatic mission in Belarus, tightening visa procedures, and temporarily restricting the presence of U.S. experts. Work for nothing. At the same time, the White side withdrew its decision to allow the United States Agency for International Development to carry out its work in Belarus.

Graz stated that Belarus does not want the tension between the two countries to escalate and is ready to continue to maintain contact with the US in accordance with the principles of equality and mutual respect.

According to Belarusian media reports, an Irish Ryanair airliner made an emergency landing at the Belarusian capital Minsk International Airport on May 23 due to bomb threats. However, some Western media reported that the White side claimed that there might be a bomb on the passenger plane and sent a fighter plane to “force” the plane to land in Minsk, and then arrested the Belarusian supporting opposition journalist Roman Protasevich who was flying on the plane. The White House announced on May 28 that the United States will restart sanctions on nine Belarusian state-owned companies on June 3.

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(Source: Xinhua News Agency)

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