Belgian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes resigned for family reasons. She announced this in a statement posted on her website..

In a statement, she explained that she wants to devote her full time to caring for her husband, who has brain cancer..

“My husband’s illness will be an uphill battle that I want to fight with him and our children.. My current responsibilities in the government do not allow me to do this,” she said..

Wilmes also thanked those who supported her and her family, and wished the successor and the entire government "

King Philip I of Belgium accepted the resignation of Wilmes.

In turn, Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Croo expressed admiration for the choice made by Sophie Wilmes and wished her family to win the battle against the disease..

As reported, in April, the Belgian Embassy resumed its work in Kyiv..