{"id":193189,"date":"2026-06-24T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193189\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:53:05","slug":"belarus-to-close-embassy-in-equatorial-guinea-before-appointing-first-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193189\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus to close embassy in Equatorial Guinea before appointing first ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sjudad_de_la_pas_ekvator_gvineja_wikimedia_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sjudad_de_la_pas_ekvator_gvineja_wikimedia_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sjudad_de_la_pas_ekvator_gvineja_wikimedia_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sjudad_de_la_pas_ekvator_gvineja_wikimedia_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sjudad_de_la_pas_ekvator_gvineja_wikimedia_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sjudad_de_la_pas_ekvator_gvineja_wikimedia_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Ciudad de la Paz\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Adelina Herbas \/ wikimedia.org)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 24, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus has moved to close its embassy in Equatorial Guinea before appointing its first ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Council of Ministers adopted a resolution to this effect on June 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move comes amid Minsk\u2019s frantic efforts to boost trade with African, Asian and South American countries amid tensions with Ukraine and the European Union \u2013 major trading partners before the Russian full-scale war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The embassy was to be opened before August 1, 2024. The Belarusian foreign ministry subsequently reported on meetings of U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d \u017dur, Belarus\u2019 charge d\u2019affaires in Equatorial Guinea, listing the opening of western African country\u2019s embassy in Minsk among the items on the agenda. No progress was apparently made, nor has Belarus appointed an ambassador to Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 10, \u017dur reportedly met with Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, vice president of Equatorial Guinea, but the Belarusian foreign ministry did not say in a subsequent press release whether diplomatic presence in the other country was under discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a message of birthday greetings to Equatorial Guinea\u2019s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who turned 84 on June 5, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka expressed hope for the implementation of \u201call planned initiatives\u201d and the \u201ccontinuation of efficient and fruitful interstate partnership.\u201d<\/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\"> Economy<\/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\">Economy, Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Zimbabwe president makes unannounced visit to Minsk<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 15, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has discussed bilateral ties and the implementation of the strategic cooperation roadmap for 2026\u20132030 with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who arrived in Minsk on a \u201cshort-term working visit,\u201d his press office reports. The Belarusian ruler &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/187700\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 24, Pozirk. Belarus has moved to close its embassy in Equatorial Guinea before appointing its first ambassador. The Council of Ministers adopted a resolution to this effect on June 24. 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