{"id":187291,"date":"2026-05-13T11:50:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/187291\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:11:34","slug":"senior-belarus-diplomat-decries-communication-ice-age-in-relations-with-germany","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/187291\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Belarus diplomat decries &#8220;communication ice age&#8221; in relations with Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>May 13,<em> Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Siekreta described Belarusian-German relations as being at \u201cunprecedented low point,\u201d the foreign ministry reports, following his meeting with German journalist \u00c9va P\u00e9li and former<em> RIA Novosti<\/em> contributor Tilo Gr\u00e4ser in Minsk yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 9, P\u00e9li published an interview with Siekreta in the <em>Berliner Zeitung<\/em>, known for its pro-Kremlin positions. The piece focused on Minsk\u2019s views on bilateral relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siekreta stressed that relations between the two countries are currently in a \u201ccommunication ice age,\u201d accusing German media of spreading \u201cstereotypes and biased assessments\u201d regarding Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian diplomat also blamed Germany for freezing political ties, introducing sanctions and terminating all other contacts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis situation is not our choice,\u201d the ministry quoted Siekreta as saying in the interview. \u201cIt is the result of unilateral destructive steps by Berlin and Brussels, a deliberate course toward confrontation combined with the imposition of questionable \u2018values\u2019 and interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday we are standing on the ruins of what had been built for decades by diplomats, businesspeople and civil society structures. Current interaction, at Berlin\u2019s initiative, is very limited and does not correspond to the potential of the two countries or the interests of their citizens,\u201d he noted, pointing out that the German embassy advises against travel to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Germany news<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Germany news, Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">German far-right AfD queries Belarus-related reporting, Jewish heritage projects<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 29, Pozirk. 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On May 9, P\u00e9li published an interview with Siekreta in the Berliner Zeitung, known for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":187292,"template":"","rubric":[29,16],"class_list":["post-187291","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-germanynews","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Senior Belarus diplomat decries &quot;communication ice age&quot; in relations with Germany | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 13, Pozirk. 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