Interim Treaty and Sanctions Lifting: Results of Belarus-US Negotiations
Belarus and the United States have made great progress during the next round of talks in Minsk and agreed on the following:.
During the next round of talks in Minsk, Belarus and the United States made great progress and agreed on an interim agreement. This was stated to journalists by the US special envoy for Belarus John Cole, the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti”.
- It is a pleasure to be in this country again. Our negotiations took a long time. These negotiations will continue. We have made a lot of progress, from my point of view. And we will continue our joint work, the US special envoy said.
The parties discussed international issues, the bilateral agenda and other topics of mutual interest.
- We have agreed on an interim agreement, an agreement, Cole said.
On the eve of the meeting, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the openness of the Belarusian side to discuss any issues:
- The only thing (this is not a requirement, but my request to you) is that we strictly comply with our agreements. From our side and from the United States, the Belarusian leader said.
In addition, following the negotiations, J. Cole reported on Washington's decision:
- As a gesture of goodwill, Belarus will release 25 people. The United States, in turn, will lift sanctions against two Belarusian companies – Lakokraska and Bellesbumprom.
According to him, the parties will continue to work on the remaining issues.
- When all issues are resolved and agreed by both sides, there will be additional releases of individuals and the lifting of sanctions against Belarusian companies, the US special envoy said.
He stressed that the current talks in Minsk were very fruitful.
- As usual, I thank Belarus and thank President Lukashenko very much, Cole said.
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