{"id":211060,"date":"2026-11-09T14:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211060\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:31:03","slug":"belarus-senior-diplomat-minsk-ready-to-normalize-ties-with-berlin-on-its-own-terms","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211060\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus senior diplomat: Minsk ready to normalize ties with Berlin on its own terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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November 9, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus is interested in normalizing relations with Germany, but \u201cnot at any cost,\u201d Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Siakreta has told a German delegation of politicians and activists from Brandenburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBelarus wants normal relations with Germany,\u201d state-run media quoted him as saying. \u201cBut we are not begging for anything or holding out our hands. Normalization is necessary, but not at any cost: not at the expense of ties with our closest allies and partners, primarily Russia and China, or by threatening our internal stability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diplomat also blamed Berlin for \u201cdestroying Germany\u2019s reputation in Belarus,\u201d adding that restoring trust would not be easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The German delegation is headed by MP Sven Hornauf of the German Alliance for Social Justice and Economic Reason (BSW), a party that emerged in 2024 following a split of Die Linke. It combines left-wing economic policies with a right-wing stance on social policy. The six-day trip to Belarus reportedly seeks to restore contacts at the municipal level that existed before 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A month ago, Hornauf said the delegation would include up to 40 people from the BSW, Greens and far-right AfD parties, as well as non-party members. However, this information was based on preliminary travel arrangements and did not reflect the final list of participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an October 8 interview with Deutsche Welle<\/em>, Hornauf said he had asked the Belarusian charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires in Germany to help arrange the trip. Planned destinations in Belarus reportedly included Minsk, Hrodna, Viciebsk and Stolin. The MP stressed that official government meetings were not a major focus of the trip, noting that artists, musicians and athletes wanted to resume people-to-people contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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