On December 22, 2020 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, had a telephone conversation with a member of the Federal Council, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, Ignazio Cassis.
Topical issues of bilateral cooperation, possibilities for further development of a constructive dialogue between Belarus and Switzerland were discussed.
The head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry stressed the aimless and destructive nature of sanctions as an instrument of foreign policy in today's interdependent world. The significant potential of equal and pragmatic cooperation between both countries was confirmed.