The Embassy of Belarus in

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(, ) is the diplomatic mission of

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. The most recent Belarusian

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to Germany was Dzianis Sidarenka.

History

The short-lived

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, which declared independence in March 1918, has established an extraordinary diplomatic mission in Berlin which was active in 1919 – 1925.Прадстаўніцтва БНР у Нямеччыне
he representation of the BDR in Germany by Uładzimier Sakałoŭski - Official website of the

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Although the republic received no diplomatic recognition by Germany, its representation was officially registered with the German foreign ministry in March 1919. Representatives of the Belarusian Democratic Republic had official contacts with the German government and meetings with the German foreign minister

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. The mission was actively engaged in helping Belarusian war prisoners, publishing information about Belarus. It was also a coordinating centre for diplomatic missions of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in several other countries. The diplomatic mission was located at Motzstrasse 21, apt. 30, and the Belarusian Press Bureau (''Weißruthenisches Pressebüro''), affiliated with the diplomatic mission, was located at Kaiser-Allee 209. In 1923, Germany formally established diplomatic relations with the Soviet-controlled

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.Bilaterale Beziehungen
ilateral relations- Official website of the Embassy of Belarus in Germany However, no effective bilateral relations were conducted and no embassies opened in either Minsk or Berlin at that time. After the restoration of the independence of Belarus following the

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, the diplomatic relations with Germany were officially restored in 1992 with reference to the diplomatic relations established in 1923. The embassy of Belarus in Germany was officially opened in Bonn, Fritz-Schäffer-Straße 20, in 1994 by ambassador Piotra Sadoŭski in the presence of minister Piatro Kraŭčanka and German State Secretary of the Foreign Ministry Dieter Kastrup.Адкрыцьцё амбасады Рэспублікі Беларусь у Нямеччыне, 1994 г. (Відэа)
pening ceremony of the embassy of Belarus in Germany, 1994 (video)- Official website of the

In 1996, the embassy was relocated to

following the city’s restoration as the German capital.

Current buildings

The embassy occupies two 19th-century villas. One of these served as a residential building before the

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and later became a post office in the times of the

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. In December 1996, the building was acquired by the

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.Geschichte der Botschaft
istory of the embassy- Official website of the Embassy of Belarus in Germany The second building was known as ''Villa Luise'' and was built by architect

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in 1888. The house was mentioned by

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in his ''

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''.

Ambassadors

Belarusian Democratic Republic (heads of the extraordinary diplomatic mission)

Arkadź Smolič Arkadź Antonavič Smolič (also spelled Arkadzi Smolich, , ; 29 September 1891 - 17 June 1938) was an academic, active participant of the Belarusian independence movement and a victim of Stalin's purges. Biography Arkadź Smolicz, (Belarusi ...

(May – August 1919) * Lavon Zajac (August – October 1919) * Leanid Barkoŭ (October 1919 – 1921) * Andrej Baroŭski (1921 – 1925)

Republic of Belarus (ambassadors)

* Piotra Sadoŭski (1992 – 1994) * Piotr Bialiayeu (1995 – 1998) * Uladzimir Skvartsou (1999 – 2009) * Andrej Hiro (2009 – 2015) * Dzianis Sidarenka (2016 – 2024)

Links

Official website

Адкрыцьцё амбасады Рэспублікі Беларусь у Нямеччыне, 1994 г. (Відэа)
pening ceremony of the embassy of Belarus in Germany, 1994 (video)- Official website of the

References

{{Diplomatic missions in Germany

Belarus–Germany relations Buildings and structures in Berlin Government buildings completed in 1996 1992 establishments in Germany