Embassy of Belarus, London

Embassy of Belarus in London
Location South Kensington, London
Address 6 Kensington Court, London, W8 5DL
Ambassador Sergei Aleinik

The Embassy of Belarus in London is the diplomatic mission of Belarus in the United Kingdom.[1] It is situated just south of Hyde Park between the Embassy of Azerbaijan and the Embassy of Mongolia.[2]

Britain and Belarus established diplomatic relations in 1992 shortly after Belarus regained independence;[3] a consular-general was set up in 1993 which was then upgraded to a full embassy in 1994.[4]

The Belarusian diaspora in the UK provided the newly established consular-general and embassy with a building at 1 St Stephen's Crescent. However, after the establishment of the regime of Alexander Lukashenko and the controversial referendum held in 1995, which cancelled the pre-Soviet state symbols of Belarus and introduced Russian as a state language, the embassy was asked to leave the building.[5]

In 2010 protests was held by people opposed to the government of Alexander Lukashenko[6] and also by opponents of Internet censoship in Belarus.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 13 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 13 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Belarus - United Kingdom › Political Dialogue". 1 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Belarus - United Kingdom › Political Dialogue". 1 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Наталля Гардзіенка. Беларусы ў Вялікабрытаніі - Мінск: "Медысонт", 2010 - p. 506
  6. ↑ "'Free Belarus' protest held at Belarusian Embassy in London". 21 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Demonstrators in London attacked new online legislation in Belarus". 4 July 2010.

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Coordinates: 51°30′06″N 0°11′12″W / 51.501581°N 0.186720°W / 51.501581; -0.186720

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