MINSK, March 12 (Itar-Tass) -- U.S. ambassador to Belarus Karen Stewart on Wednesday left Minsk and is on the way to Washington, the U.S. embassy's press service reported.
The embassy said Stewart's absence would be temporary, and she remained the ambassador to Belarus. The embassy added the United States policy regarding Belarus remained unchanged. The U.S. embassy supported democratic aspirations of the Belarusian people. The U.S. embassy stressed it is only after all political prisoners were unconditionally released that the United States would be ready to consider the subsequent steps toward improving bilateral relations.
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