Decision to expel two Belarusian diplomats

"In view of the continuation of unfriendly gestures by Minsk towards Polish diplomats, as part of the principle of reciprocity, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to expel the Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Białystok and the Consul of the Republic of Belarus from the post in Warsaw," the deputy head of Polish diplomacy wrote on Friday.

Earlier this week the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered the Polish consul in Brest, Jerzy Timofiejuk, to leave Belarus. According to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Marcin Wojciechowski was summoned to the charge d'affaires of the Polish embassy in Minsk, who was informed of a strong protest over the participation of Consul Timofiejuk in the unofficial event devoted to the day of the cursed soldiers, which took place on February 28 in Brest with the participation of representatives of non-governmental and youth organizations related to Poland.

As Przydacz informed at the time, the consul's participation in a meeting with scouts organized by the Forum of Polish Local Initiatives on the occasion of the Cursed Soldiers' Day was the reason for this decision. He noted that a similar ceremony had been organized many times in previous years. On Wednesday, the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that in reaction to the unfriendly and unjustified actions of the Belarusian authorities towards the Polish consul in Brest, Poland considered a diplomat from the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Warsaw to be persona non grata. 

(PAP)