{"id":179722,"date":"2026-03-17T13:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/179722\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:34:37","slug":"lukasenka-hopes-to-resume-cooperation-with-ireland-despite-political-complexities","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/179722\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka hopes to resume cooperation with Ireland despite \u201cpolitical complexities\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irlandija_den_sv_patrika_unsplash_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irlandija_den_sv_patrika_unsplash_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irlandija_den_sv_patrika_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irlandija_den_sv_patrika_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irlandija_den_sv_patrika_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irlandija_den_sv_patrika_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        St. Patrick&#039;s Day in Ireland\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Sophie Popplewell \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 17, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarus and Ireland share common values such as peace, respect for tradition and a desire for prosperity and stability, despite distance and &#8220;political complexities,&#8221; says Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka&#8217;s congratulatory message to the Irish people on St. Patrick\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am confident that mutual respect and the goodwill inherent in our national characters will help us soon resume interstate cooperation,\u201d his press office quoted the message as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ireland, a member of the European Union, imposed sanctions on the \u0141uka\u0161enka regime over election fraud, reprisals and support for Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine. In response, Belarus labeled all EU countries as \u201cunfriendly.\u201d<\/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\/2024\/06\/kalijnye_udobrenija_-clearerimages_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kalijnye_udobrenija_-clearerimages_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kalijnye_udobrenija_-clearerimages_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kalijnye_udobrenija_-clearerimages_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kalijnye_udobrenija_-clearerimages_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kalijnye_udobrenija_-clearerimages_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy, Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Hungary pressing EU to lift tariffs on fertilizers from Belarus \u2013 reports<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 17, Pozirk. Hungarian Agriculture Minister Istv\u00e1n Nagy proposed a temporary reduction of tariffs on Belarusian and Russian fertilizers to 0 percent, citing the war in Iran as a key factor disrupting global fertilizer markets, Politico reports. Hungary could face &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/179690\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 17, Pozirk. 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