A spokesman for the French embassy in Minsk did not say why the ambassador’s departure was required.
French The Belarusian ambassador left the country on Sunday after the Belarusian authorities had demanded that he leave by Monday.
A spokesman for the French embassy in Minsk did not say why the ambassador’s departure was required.
According to Belarusian media, the ambassador Nicolas de Lacoste never met the leader of the country Alexander Lukashenko to give him a copy of his credentials.
France, like other EU countries, has not recognized Lukashenko as President of Belarus because last year’s presidential election is considered fraudulent.
“The Belarusian Foreign Ministry demanded that the ambassador leave before Monday,” the French embassy in Minsk told news agency AFP.
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