{"id":200858,"date":"2026-08-21T21:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200858\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T21:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:46:27","slug":"myanmars-embassy-opens-in-minsk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200858\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar\u2019s embassy opens in Minsk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 21, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The embassy of Myanmar was opened in Minsk on August 21, with Myanmar\u2019s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and Foreign Minister U Tin Maung Swe attending the inauguration ceremony. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his speech, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d welcomed the opening of the embassy as a \u201cnew page in the history of [bilateral] diplomatic relations,\u201d Belarusian state media reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They did not specify the address of the new diplomatic mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While meeting with Hlaing earlier in the day, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka reassured him of his full support,promising to help the Myanmar people with technologies and \u201ceverything\u201d they need, including food and clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myanmar has been under military rule since a 2021 coup against a democratically elected government, followed by a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives. Minsk has sought to expand ties with Myanmar lately. \u0141uka\u0161enka visited it on November 27 and 28, 2025, and on July 2, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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