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Monday, 18 October 2021 (YJC)_ The French embassy in Belarus said in a statement that the government had asked for the French ambassador to leave without giving a reason and that it had recalled its ambassador to Paris.
The Belarusian government demanded the departure of the French ambassador this morning (Monday).
The French embassy in Minsk has announced that the Belarussian government has expelled "Nicolas Dublin Dulacast" for no apparent reason and that he has now left the country.
According to Reuters, the reason for the expulsion of the French ambassador in Minsk has not been announced, but the Belarusian government has subsequently returned its ambassador to Paris, Igor Fesenko.
However, according to the website of the French embassy in Minsk, the ambassador on Wednesday last week hosted representatives of an organization that has recently been banned by the Belarusian government.
The foreign ministries of Belarus and France, as well as the embassies of the two countries, did not respond to Reuters questions about the diplomatic tensions.
Belarus's relations with the United States and other Western countries have been cold over the years, and Westerners have repeatedly denounced the country for its close ties with Russia.
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