{"id":204562,"date":"2026-09-21T12:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204562\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:36:54","slug":"lukasenka-stresses-friendly-ties-with-armenians-amid-tensions-with-yerevan","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204562\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka stresses \u201cfriendly ties\u201d with Armenians amid tensions with Yerevan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 21, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A \u201cgenuine sympathy\u201d between the people of Belarus and Armenia represents \u201ca solid foundation for open and constructive partnership,\u201d Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said in his congratulatory message to Armenians on Independence Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen the world faces serious challenges, time-tested friendly ties become especially valuable,\u201d the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office quoted the message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luka\u0161enka keeps addressing his congratulations only to the people of Armenia for the second consecutive year, a practice which he uses mainly for countries that the Belarusian regime classifies as \u201cunfriendly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk\u2019s relations with Yerevan deteriorated during the recent phase of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.<strong><\/strong><\/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\/08\/erevan-pixabay-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/erevan-pixabay-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/erevan-pixabay-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/erevan-pixabay-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/erevan-pixabay-1128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/erevan-pixabay-1128.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Armenian ambassador will not return to Belarus until Minks offers explanations or apologies, parliamentary speaker says<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 14, Pozirk. Consultations with the Armenian ambassador will continue until Minsk either provides explanations or offers apologies for Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka&#039;s past remarks, National Assembly Speaker Ruben Rubinyan was quoted as saying by Armenpress. Rubinyan was recalled for consultations because &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/news\/203687\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 21, Pozirk. A \u201cgenuine sympathy\u201d between the people of Belarus and Armenia represents \u201ca solid foundation for open and constructive partnership,\u201d Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said in his congratulatory message to Armenians on Independence Day. \u201cWhen the world faces serious challenges, time-tested friendly ties become especially valuable,\u201d the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office quoted the message. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-204562","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka stresses \u201cfriendly ties\u201d with Armenians amid tensions with Yerevan | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 21, Pozirk. 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