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September 11, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Washington is lifting sanctions on Belarus\u2019 Bie\u0142avia airline, said John Coale, US deputy special envoy to Ukraine, after meeting with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka in Minsk on September 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coale said the lifting of sanctions was just the beginning, noting that if he and \u0141uka\u0161enka reach a deal on prisoners at the meeting, the two countries can achieve a lot on the path to normalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pul Pervogo<\/em>, a Telegram channel run by the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office, has published footage from the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka credited Donald Trump with ending \u201cseven-six wars or conflicts\u2014it doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d urging the US president not to give up on his peace efforts, \u201cespecially here in the region in the conflict of Russia and Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNaturally, we have a great interest in your global country in terms of the economy,\u201d the Belarusian strongman added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coale read out the US president\u2019s and his wife Melania Trump\u2019s birthday greetings to \u0141uka\u0161enka, noting that Donald Trump\u2019s signature \u201cDonald\u201d is a special sign of friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also taking part in the meeting were Christopher Smith, deputy assistant secretary for Eastern Europe; Valancin Rybako\u016d, Belarus\u2019 representative to the UN; and Committee for State Security (KGB) chief Ivan Tertel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier meetings between \u0141uka\u0161enka and US diplomats resulted in the release of several groups of political prisoners, including politician and influencer Siarhiej Cichano\u016dski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump expressed hope earlier this month that Belarus would free the 1,400\u20131,500 remaining \u201chostages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bie\u0142avia sanctions were imposed after Belarus\u2019 secret services hijacked Ryanair Flight 4978. Agents cited a false bomb threat to divert the passenger aircraft to Minsk and arrest opposition journalist Raman Pratasievi\u010d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident has not been properly investigated because Belarusian officials denied international experts access to key evidence and witnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The International Civil Aviation Organization Council determined that the bomb threat against Ryanair Flight 4978 \u201cwas deliberately false and endangered its safety, and furthermore that the threat was communicated to the flight crew upon the instructions of senior government officials of Belarus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs neither a bomb nor evidence of its existence was found during pre-departure screening in Athens, Greece, and after various searches of the aircraft in Belarus and Lithuania, it is considered that the bomb threat was deliberately false. Knowingly communicating false information which endangers the safety of an aircraft in flight is an offence under Article 1 (1) (e) of the Montr\u00e9al Convention,\u201d it said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump on Belarus\u2019 prisoners: It looks like they will be released soon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

September 11, Pozirk. Washington is lifting sanctions on Belarus\u2019 Bie\u0142avia airline, said John Coale, US deputy special envoy to Ukraine, after meeting with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka in Minsk on September 11. Coale said the lifting of sanctions was just the beginning, noting that if he and \u0141uka\u0161enka reach a deal on prisoners at the meeting, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":61437,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-154875","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUS envoy meets with \u0141uka\u0161enka, promises to lift Bie\u0142avia sanctions | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 11, Pozirk. 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