Belarus asks the French ambassador to Belarus to leave the country
2021-10-18 11:11:22Source: China News Network
Chinanews, October 18, according to foreign media reports, the French Embassy stated that the French ambassador to Belarus has left Belarus because the Minsk authorities required him to leave before the 18th.
“The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires the (France) ambassador to leave before October 18,” a spokesperson for the French Embassy in Belarus told AFP. The embassy spokeswoman who announced the news did not explain why the Belarusian authorities asked the French ambassador to leave.
However, according to Belarusian media reports, the French ambassador Nicolas de Lacoste was asked to leave because he did not hand over a copy of his credentials to Belarusian President Lukashenko.
According to the French Embassy, Lacoste handed over a copy of his credentials to Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makeyi. According to Belarusian media reports, Lukashenko believes this is a kind of “snipe.”
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