Foreign Ministry: Belarus reserves right to apply retaliatory measures

15 октября 2020

The Belarusian side expressed concern about the decree adopted by the President of Ukraine to attract specialists from Belarus to this country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over a note to the Ambassador of Ukraine Igor Kizima. The document, in violation of generally accepted legal norms, applies exclusively to citizens of the neighboring state. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country is convinced that this legal act cannot be interpreted other than as an obviously unfriendly and discriminatory step of the Ukrainian side, and interference in the internal affairs of Belarus. It contradicts the provisions of the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation between Belarus and Ukraine. Kiev is urged to take measures to comply with its obligations under the Treaty with Belarus.