Belarus and the United States discuss mutual return of ambassadors

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The return of the U.S. Ambassador to Belarus would be a good step forward in the development of relations between the two countries, US Charge d'Affaires Scott Rauland assumes.

Belarus and the US are ready for restoring bilateral cooperation, Belarus Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei told media during the official ceremony to unveil a commemorative plaque for Ruth Waller on Minsk secondary school No.130.

“We should not look at each other through gun sights. We should talk to each other, have an open dialogue. Of course, sometimes it is really hard. But we should talk in order to find compromise deals to the issues that seem insolvable,” Uladzimir Makei said, Belsat informs.

Makei believes that at the moment, Belarus and the United States are just at the level of “gradual expansion of positive atmosphere in our relations”. “It is my strong conviction that the process will continue, because the both sides are ready to fully normalize our mutual relations. Belarus is a small country, we realize what role the USA plays and will be playing in the world,” Makei is reported saying.

In his turn, US Charge d'Affaires Scott Rauland expressed hope that the issue of mutual return of ambassadors would be discussed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this year.