On Thursday, March 17, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided to suspend relations with Belarus in connection with the situation in Ukraine, the Permanent Mission of Iceland reported..

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At the same time, the committee decided to maintain and strengthen relations with the Belarusian civil society and opposition outside the country..

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Recall that the day before, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided to exclude Russia from this organization. The Council of Europe confirmed that the Russian aggression against Ukraine is a serious violation by the Russian Federation of its obligations under Article 3 of the Charter of the Council of Europe. Formally, Russia will lose its rights in the organization in 6 months - in September 2022.