US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Minsk on a visit, TASS reported.

This is the first visit of such a level by a representative of the American administration over the past 25 years. 

Pompeo flew to the Belarusian capital from Kyiv. He will meet with President Alexander Lukashenko and FM Vladimir Makei. The US Department of State called the goal of the visit the desire to emphasize the US commitment to a sovereign, independent, stable and prosperous Belarus and reaffirm the desire to normalize bilateral relations.

Pompeo will stay in Minsk in less than a day. He was going to visit Minsk on January 4, and talks were planned with President Alexander Lukashenko. However, the visit was postponed due to the complicated situation in the Middle East. In August last year, John Bolton visited Minsk to meet with the country's leadership. In September 2019, Deputy Secretary of State David Hale paid a visit to the republic.