Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belarus)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
Міністэрства замежных спраў Рэспублікі Беларусь
Ministerstva zamezhnykh spraw Respubliki Belarus
Emblem of the Ministry

Main office in Minsk
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 19, 1991
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Belarus
HeadquartersMinsk, Belarus
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Websitewww.mfa.gov.by
Flag of the Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Міністэрства замежных спраў Рэспублікі Беларусь, BGN/PCGN: Ministerstva zamiežnykh spraú Respubliki Bielarus’; Russian: Министерство иностранных дел Республики Беларусь, BGN/PCGN: Ministerstvo inostrannyh del Respubliki Belarus’) is the Belarusian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Belarus.

The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Maxim Ryzhenkov, since June 2024. Anatoly Glaz, a diplomat and spokesperson of the Ministry, has voiced criticism of international sanctions against the Lukashenko regime and justified bans on foreign journalists from working in Belarus.[1]

  1. ^ "Belarus strips journalists working for foreign outlets of accreditation". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2020-08-29. Retrieved 2021-02-26.