{"id":158147,"date":"2025-10-02T11:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/158147\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarusian-military-delegation-visiting-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/158147\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian military delegation visiting Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 2, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A Belarusian military delegation is visiting Swiss military facilities under the 2011 Vienna Document, Valeryj Ravienka, head of the defense ministry’s international military cooperation department, has said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vienna Document requires Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) member states to exchange information on their armed forces, weapons and defense planning, among other things. Belarus is a party to the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Participation of 28 OSCE states in the event confirms the interest of defense ministries in maintaining mechanisms for military cooperation, building confidence and security in Europe,” Ravienka noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switzerland is one of the few Western nations that has an ambassador in Minsk, who arrived in 2022 after Belarus freed Natalla Hersche, a Swiss national of Belarusian origin convicted over protests. Honegger Zolotukhin presented her credentials to Alakasandr \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bern regularly joins the EU sanctions targeting individuals and legal entities in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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