Belarus has not declared EU ambassadors personae non gratae, but considers their return premature - A. Savinykh /updated/

March 24, Minsk /Corr. BELTA/. Belarus has not declared ambassadors of EU countries personae non gratae, but considers their return premature, said today to journalists the head of the information department - press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Andrei Savinykh, commenting on a report on the Euronews channel, which states that the ambassadors have been declared personae non gratae, BELTA correspondent reports. "This is an absolute distortion of facts and an incorrect interpretation of the situation," said Andrei Savinykh. "The EU countries recalled their ambassadors on their own initiative. Given the decision taken by the EU, the return of ambassadors in the current conditions is premature." "When the European Union finds a way to constructive dialogue, we will be ready to see the ambassadors of EU countries in Minsk, where they can engage in their direct diplomatic duties, namely, working to strengthen good-neighborly relations between our countries," noted Andrei Savinykh. -0-