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Anatoly Glaz, a diplomat and spokesperson of the Ministry, has voiced criticism of international sanctions against the Lukashenko regime and justified bans on foreign journalists from working in Belarus.[1]Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Historical lineage[edit]Post-Soviet Union[edit]Ministers of Foreign Affairs[edit]Belarusian People’s Republic[edit]Belarusian SSR[edit]Republic of Belarus[edit]Structure[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]Historical lineage[edit]In December 1920, the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs was established by resolution of the Second Congress of Soviets of Belarus. With the 1922 formation of the USSR, the functions of representing the Soviet republics in the international arena passed into the national jurisdiction. On 1 February 1944, the Supreme Soviet of the USSR adopted a law on giving the Union Republics powers in the field of foreign policy. The People\u2019s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the Belarusian SSR was then established on 24 March that year as a direct result of a resolution passed by the Supreme Soviet. According to this law, the union republics received the right to enter into direct relations with foreign states, conclude agreements with them and exchange diplomatic and consular missions. The structure of the People’s Commissariat included the political, protocol and consular departments, the personnel department and the administration of affairs. The staff of the People’s Commissariat totaled 27 people. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus on 26 March 1946, the People’s Commissariat was transformed into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Exactly 12 years later, the Council of Ministers gave the order for the ministry to represent the BSSR at the United Nations.[2]Post-Soviet Union[edit]On 19 September 1991, the ministry become known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, effective on this day from a national law adopted at the extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet. The ministry then became subordinate to the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. By a decree of President Alexander Lukashenko on 4 December 1998, the ministry was reorganized by abolishing three ministries: foreign affairs, CIS affairs and foreign economic relations. The new most recent regulation on the ministry was approved by decree in July 2006. As of December\u00a02008[update], the Republic of Belarus maintains diplomatic relations with 164 countries of the world, in 47 of which 60 diplomatic missions are opened. Among them are 45 embassies, 7 permanent missions to international organizations, 7 general consulates and 1 consulate.[when?][citation needed] Twelve branches[clarification needed] of the embassies of the Republic of Belarus also operate abroad.Ministers of Foreign Affairs[edit]Belarusian People’s Republic[edit]Belarusian SSR[edit]Republic of Belarus[edit]Structure[edit]The structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus as of August 2019:[4]Minister of Foreign Affairs (Vacant)First Deputy Minister (position vacant)[5]General Legal DepartmentInternational Treaty OfficeDepartment of bilateral treatiesDepartment of Multilateral TreatiesLegal departmentOffice of Russia and the Union StateDepartment for the Development of Allied RelationsDepartment for the implementation of economic programsManagement of regions of RussiaDepartment of the Center, Volga and South of RussiaDepartment of the North-West, Urals, Siberia and the Far EastOffice of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian Economic CommunityOffice of bilateral relations with the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent StatesOffice of International Security and Arms ControlDeputy Minister (Sergey Aleinik)Main organizational and control departmentOffice of documentation and controlDepartment of organizational workDepartment of documentation and controlHistorical and Archival DepartmentOffice of coordination and planningUNESCO SecretariatOffice of AmericaOffice of Asia and AfricaDepartment of AsiaDepartment of Africa and the Middle EastGeneral Directorate of International DiplomacyOffice of Global Politics and Humanitarian CooperationOffice of Economic Cooperation and Sustainable DevelopmentDeputy MinisterEuropean HeadquartersBilateral Cooperation OfficeCentral Europe DepartmentDepartment of Northern EuropeDepartment of Western EuropeOffice of Pan-European CooperationDivision of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of EuropeDepartment of European IntegrationDepartment of Foreign Policy AnalysisInformation ManagementPress DepartmentInformation Support DepartmentState Protocol Service[6]Department of visitsDepartment for work with the diplomatic corpsProtocol SectorMain consular departmentManagement of analysis, planning, visa and tariff policiesConsular Legal DepartmentDepartment of Citizenship and Travel AbroadOffice for ForeignersMonetary and financial managementDepartment of accounting and reporting of the central officeDepartment of financing and reporting of foreign agenciesDepartment of methodology and control and audit workDepartment of providing diplomatic servicesLogistics DepartmentDepartment of construction and real estateDeputy Minister (Alexander Guryanov)Department of Foreign Economic AffairsExport Support OfficeDepartment of export and investment promotionAnalysis and Planning DepartmentDepartment for work with foreign missionsDepartment of Foreign Trade PolicyDepartment of protective measures and market accessDepartment of customs and tariff regulation and negotiations with the WTOOffice of Information TechnologyOffice of Diplomatic SecuritySecurity DepartmentSpecial Communications DepartmentSecurity Engineering DepartmentHR managementHR departmentTraining DepartmentAmbassador on special assignmentsAmbassador-at-LargeSee also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-belarus\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belarus)"}}]}]