Decrying the move in a Twitter post, Raab said the decision was “completely unjustified and will only isolate the Belarusian people.”
He added that, in a gesture of solidarity, Britain was “temporarily recalling” its own ambassador “for consultations on the situation in Belarus.”
More than 30 Polish diplomats left Belarus on Friday after Poland and Lithuania a week earlier decided to recall their ambassadors for consultations following a demand from the foreign ministry in Minsk, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
According to an earlier report by the Reuters news agency, Poland and Lithuania moved to recall their ambassadors in the hope of reducing regional tensions after Belarus accused the two neighbouring countries of meddling in its affairs by hosting exiled opposition leaders and refusing to recognise the victory of veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko in a disputed Aug. 9 presidential election.
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Source: IAR, Reuters