{"id":138454,"date":"2025-05-16T17:04:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/138454\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarusian-ambassador-meets-with-israeli-aviation-chief-as-minsk-pushes-for-direct-flights","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/138454\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian ambassador meets with Israeli aviation chief as Minsk pushes for direct flights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>May 16<em>, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian Ambassador Jury Jara\u0161evi\u010d met yesterday with Shmuel Zakay, director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel, to discuss civil aviation cooperation, the Belarusian foreign ministry in Minsk said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No details of the discussions were released, and the Israeli side has not issued a statement regarding the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus&#8217; national airline, Bie\u0142avija, has been under US sanctions since June 2022. Due to the close ties between Israel and the United States, the sanctions have disrupted direct flights between Minsk and Tel Aviv, as Bie\u0142avija is banned from operating Boeing aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, <em>The Jerusalem Post<\/em> reported that Jara\u0161evi\u010d had announced during a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on April 21 that Bie\u0142avija plans to resume direct flights to Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Belarusian foreign ministry also acknowledged the meeting, it did not confirm any plans by Bie\u0142avija to restart passenger service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, travelers from Belarus typically reach Tel Aviv via connecting flights through Baku or Tbilisi. Bie\u0142avija\u2019s official website does not list any Israeli destinations among its departures from Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/ru\/news\/135321\/\">Belarusian ambassador to Israel announces resumption of direct flights<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 16, Pozirk. Belarusian Ambassador Jury Jara\u0161evi\u010d met yesterday with Shmuel Zakay, director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel, to discuss civil aviation cooperation, the Belarusian foreign ministry in Minsk said. No details of the discussions were released, and the Israeli side has not issued a statement regarding the meeting. Belarus&#8217; national airline, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":77465,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-138454","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarusian ambassador meets with Israeli aviation chief as Minsk pushes for direct flights | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"May 16, Pozirk. 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