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The Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei has died on the age of 64, the nation’s international ministry mentioned Saturday.
“Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, has suddenly passed away today,” the Foreign Ministry mentioned in its official Facebook account, with out offering extra particulars concerning the circumstances surrounding the international minister’s demise.
Makei was born in 1958 within the Belarusian area of Grodno. He had been within the put up since August 2012, in accordance with his official bio on the international ministry’s web site.
Makei was scheduled to fulfill with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday, in accordance with Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday expressed his condolences to the household and buddies of Makei, in accordance with an announcement printed on the presidential web site.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs added in an announcement that it was “deeply shocked” by the news of his demise.
“As head of the Foreign Ministry, he made a great contribution to the further strengthening of Russian-Belarusian relations,” it mentioned.
“Being an established professional and a sincere patriot of his country, he firmly and effectively defended the interests of the Republic of Belarus on international platforms,” the ministry continued, including that “this is a heavy, irreparable loss.”