{"id":44650,"date":"2022-11-25T20:32:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T17:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/belarus-top-diplomat-vatican-envoy-meet-amid-persecution-of-catholic-priests\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"belarus-top-diplomat-vatican-envoy-meet-amid-persecution-of-catholic-priests","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/44650\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus top diplomat, Vatican envoy meet amid persecution of Catholic priests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>November 25, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> Belarusian Foreign Minister U\u0142adzimir Makiej and the Vatican\u2019s envoy, Archbishop Ante Jozi\u0107, have met in Minsk.<\/p>\n<p> The 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Belarus and the Holy See, cooperation between the Vatican and Minsk as well as the \u201cRoman Catholic Church\u2019s current situation in Belarus\u201d were the main topics of the conversation, the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n<p> The parties \u201creaffirmed their intention to strengthen interfaith dialogue, intensify cooperation in various fields to achieve further positive dynamics of interaction,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p> The last time Belarus\u2019 top diplomat and the apostolic nuncio met was on July 7. <\/p>\n<p> The relationship between the state and the Catholic Church has become more complicated after the 2020 disputed presidential election, as many Catholic priests and believers openly opposed the brutal crackdown on protests. <\/p>\n<p>Over the past two years, some priests have gone through politically-motivated arrests and trials. 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