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Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko to bid final farewells to Makei from MFA — spokeswoman

The top diplomat of Belarus died on Saturday at the age of 65

MOSCOW, November 28. /TASS/. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko will represent the Russian Foreign Ministry at the ceremony to bid final farewells to Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, who died on November 26, Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS on Monday.

"I confirm this information," the diplomat said in reply to the question. "He (Rudenko - TASS) will represent the ministry," Zakharova said.

The top diplomat of Belarus died on Saturday at the age of 65. The lying-in-state ceremony will be held at the House of Officers in Minsk on Tuesday.