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Belarus, U.S. ready to normalize ties: Belarusian FM

Xinhua, April 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Belarus and the United States are ready to fully normalize bilateral relations, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told reporters on Monday.

The top diplomat said that both parties are working on reopening the dialogue between Minsk and Washington at the ambassadorial level.

"We should not look at each other through the rifle scope, rather we should talk and find compromises in the resolution of problems, which might seem unsolvable," Makei said.

Charge d'Affaires of the United States in Belarus Scott Rauland said that the United States and Belarus may discuss the prospective return of ambassadors as early as this year.

He said it would be a very good step forward for the development of relations between Minsk and Washington.

U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Karen Stewart left the country in March 2008during a row over sanctions. Belarusian Ambassador to Washington Mikhail Khvostov was recalled shortly afterwards. Endi