The United States and Belarus are approaching the lifting of sanctions.

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told in Minsk Saturday after talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA reported.

According to him, the human rights situation was discussed at his meeting with the leader. Belarus has made significant progress on these issues. Further progress is the only way to lift sanctions, he noted.

The Secretary of State noted that diplomatic relations between Belarus and the US have significantly improved. He noted that recently the Belarusian side lifted restrictions on the number of diplomats in the US embassy, ​​and now countries intend to appoint their ambassadors.

According to hin, they fully support the Belarus' desire to make its choice and play a constructive role in the region.