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Belarus International Minister Vladimir Makei dies at 64, officers say
The International Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei has died on the age of 64, the nation’s international ministry stated Saturday.
“Vladimir Makei, Minister of International Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, has abruptly handed away immediately,” the International Ministry stated in its official Fb account, with out offering extra particulars concerning the circumstances surrounding the international minister’s loss of life.
Makei was born in 1958 within the Belarusian area of Grodno. He had been within the submit since August 2012, in accordance with his official bio on the international ministry’s web site.
Makei was scheduled to fulfill with Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday, in accordance with Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday expressed his condolences to the household and associates of Makei, in accordance with an announcement printed on the presidential web site.
The Russian Ministry of International Affairs added in an announcement that it was “deeply shocked” by the information of his loss of life.
“As head of the International Ministry, he made an incredible contribution to the additional strengthening of Russian-Belarusian relations,” it stated.
“Being a longtime skilled and a honest patriot of his nation, he firmly and successfully defended the pursuits of the Republic of Belarus on worldwide platforms,” the ministry continued, including that “it is a heavy, irreparable loss.”
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Belarus International Minister Vladimir Makei dies at 64, officers say