{"id":211287,"date":"2026-11-10T22:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T19:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211287\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T22:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T19:45:20","slug":"foreign-ministries-of-belarus-switzerland-hold-consultations-in-minsk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211287\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign ministries of Belarus, Switzerland hold consultations in Minsk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 10, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>A delegation of Switzerland\u2019s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Belarusian foreign ministry officials had a round of political consultations in Minsk on Tuesday, discussing opportunities for \u201cmore active cooperation.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Belarusian foreign ministry, the Belarusian delegation was led by the Deputy Minister Ihar Siakreta, while the Swiss delegation was led by Pierre-Yves Fux, head of the Eurasia Division of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two sides exchanged views on topical issues on the international agenda, including dialogue with Switzerland in its capacity as the current Chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), as well as the situation in the region and the wider world, the ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Particular attention was devoted to the current state of and prospects for intensifying cooperation between Belarus and Switzerland in the political, trade and economic, and other areas, within the existing framework conditions, the ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 4, the Swiss Federal Council reported that Switzerland had aligned itself with the European Union\u2019s restrictions imposed on Belarus on July 23 over its ongoing involvement in Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EU measures approved in late July were part of the 21st package of sanctions punishing Russia for its war against Ukraine and Belarus for continued assistance to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brussels imposed sanctions on, among others, Mazyr Oil Refinery and the European Trading Company LLC, a company selling Belarusian petroleum products in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 14, new Swiss Ambassador Stefan Estermann presented a copy of his credentials to Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Siakreta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switzerland is one of the few Western nations that has an ambassador in Minsk. Bern has aligned itself with most of the EU sanctions targeting individuals and legal entities in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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