{"id":208569,"date":"2026-10-22T16:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208569\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T16:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:50:24","slug":"senior-belarusian-diplomat-discusses-bilateral-ties-with-uk-charge","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208569\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Belarusian diplomat discusses bilateral ties with UK charg\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 22, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Siakreta has met British Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires William Longhurst to discuss the current state and prospects of bilateral cooperation, the Belarusian foreign ministry reports, without specifying any further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Longhurst arrived in Belarus earlier this year and presented his credentials to Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d on July 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK downgraded its diplomatic presence in Belarus to charge d\u2019affaires after the departure of Ambassador Jacqueline Perkins in August 2024 amid tensions between the two countries over allegations of human rights abuses and Belarus\u2019 support for Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Longhurst_mid_britanii.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Head of UK diplomatic mission in Belarus posts first video address<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 22, Pozirk. William Longhurst, the new charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires en titre at the UK embassy in Minsk, has posted his first video address, thanking Belarusians for their hospitality. He recorded the address in Russian, noting that he knows only two &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/200884\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 22, Pozirk. Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Siakreta has met British Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires William Longhurst to discuss the current state and prospects of bilateral cooperation, the Belarusian foreign ministry reports, without specifying any further details. Longhurst arrived in Belarus earlier this year and presented his credentials to Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d on July 31. 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