{"id":172705,"date":"2026-01-22T23:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/172705\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"new-ambassador-to-russia-given-broad-powers","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/172705\/","title":{"rendered":"New ambassador to Russia given broad powers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 22,<\/strong><em> <strong>Pozirk.<\/strong><\/em> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has issued an edict to give broad powers to Juryj Sieliviersta\u016d, the newly appointed ambassador to Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ambassador will be personally responsible for advancing national interests in the Union State with Russia, according to the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He will represent Belarus at the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), act as a special envoy for integration at the Union State of Belarus and Russia, the Eurasian Economic Union, the CIS and the Collective Security Treaty Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has a deputy prime minister\u2019s mandate and will coordinate activities of government agencies within Union State bodies. He can issue binding orders for government agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/seliverstov_screen_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/seliverstov_screen_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/seliverstov_screen_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/seliverstov_screen_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/seliverstov_screen_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/seliverstov_screen_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka appoints ex-finance minister as envoy to Russia<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 22, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has appointed Juryj Sieliviersta\u016d, who had served as finance minister since mid-2020, as Belarusian ambassador to Russia, Pul Pervogo, his press office\u2019s unofficial Telegram channel reports. Sieliviersta\u016d replaced Alaksandar Raho\u017enik, who was dismissed just after &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/172625\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 22, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has issued an edict to give broad powers to Juryj Sieliviersta\u016d, the newly appointed ambassador to Russia. The ambassador will be personally responsible for advancing national interests in the Union State with Russia, according to the document. 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