Міністэрства замежных спраў Рэспублікі Беларусь Ministerstva zamezhnykh spraw Respubliki Belarus | |
Main office in Minsk | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | September 19, 1991 |
Preceding agencies | |
Jurisdiction | Government of Belarus |
Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Ministers responsible | |
Website | www.mfa.gov.by |
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]