Belarus has declared A Czech diplomat persona non grata.

Axar.az informs, citing BelTA, spokesperson for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ruslan Varankov said this.

He emphasized: “As you already know, the authorities of the Republic of Poland and the Czech Republic have recently requested that Belarusian diplomats holding the rank of advisers leave their countries under completely fabricated and unjustified pretexts.”

“Today, Chargé d’Affaires of the Czech Republic in Belarus Tomáš Kryl has been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. He was informed that a Czech diplomat (adviser rank) has been declared persona non grata as a reciprocal measure and must leave Belarus within 72 hours,” the spokesperson remarked.

“We would like to emphasize that the current situation stems from a long-standing and persistent bias against Belarus by the Czech authorities. We are obliged to respond in line with established diplomatic practices, including in the light of previously imposed restrictions on the Belarusian Embassy in the Czech Republic,” Ruslan Varankov added.