Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei has passed away at the age of 64. He was scheduled to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Monday.
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Belarus foreign minister of vladimir meki Has passed away at the age of 64. The news agency Reuters has given this information quoting the state news agency Belta. According to Reuters, Vladimir Meki will meet his Russian counterpart two days later i.e. on Monday. sergei lavrov were about to meet. He also visited India on 9 November. During this he had a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar.
Sharing the information about his death on his official Facebook account, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote, Vladimir Meki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, passed away suddenly today. The country is deeply shocked by his demise.
vladimir meki was a sincere patriot
The ministry said, being the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he made a great contribution to further strengthening Russian-Belarusian relations. The ministry further said, ‘He was an honest patriot of his country. He strongly and effectively defended the interests of the Republic of Belarus in international fora. His saying goodbye to the world is an irreparable loss.
Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei has died suddenly, the state news agency Belta reported on Saturday, 2 days before he was meant to meet his Russian counterpart: Reuters
Belarus FM Vladimir Makei visited Delhi on Nov 9 & had a meeting with EAM Dr S Jaishankar
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At the same time, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Meki. According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mecki was born in 1958 in Grodno. He was on this post since August 2012. According to Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti, Maki was scheduled to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday.
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