Belarus hands note over to Armenia 

ArmInfo.On June 21, 2024 the Head of the Department for Bilateral Cooperation with CIS Countries, Sergei  Molunov, met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus with the Charge d'Affaires of the Republic of Armenia in the Republic of Belarus, Narek Tiraturyan. 

The diplomats discussed a number of topical issues of the bilateral  relations, prospects for trade and economic cooperation and  interaction in joint integration structures. A corresponding note  verbale of the Belarusian side was handed over to the Armenian  diplomat. The sides touched upon the humanitarian issues and  emphasized the long-standing friendly ties between the people of two  countries. On the eve of the Independence Day of the Republic of  Belarus the weighty contribution of the Armenian soldiers to the  liberation of our country from the Nazi invaders was noted. 

On June 20, during his visit to Vilnius, Armenian Foreign Minister  Ararat Mirzoyan met with the leader of the Belarusian opposition  Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Tikhanovskaya herself noted on the X network  that "it was a great honor for her to meet in Vilnius with the  Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia." "I thanked Armenia for its  firm position against the Lukashenko regime and expressed hope for  continued close cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and our  democratic forces," she wrote. Earlier, on June 13, Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia allows the continuation of  its membership in the CSTO, but only if Belarus leaves it or  President Alexander Lukashenko makes an apology "acceptable to the  Armenian people" in connection with his statements at the May meeting  with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the 2020 war in  Nagorno-Karabakh. Nikol Pashinyan said that he will never visit  Belarus while Alexander Lukashenko is president there. Moreover,  Armenia recalled its ambassador for consultations from Minsk. In  response, Belarus recalled its ambassador from Yerevan for  consultations, while declaring that it was not going to spoil  relations with the friendly Armenian people.