“On behalf of the people and government of reconciliation and national unity of the Republic of Nicaragua, as well as on my own behalf, we express our most sincere condolences and solidarity to you, the fraternal people of Belarus, especially to the relatives and friends of Vladimir Makei,” TASS quotes the text of the statement.

Earlier, BelTA, citing Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz, reported that Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei had died.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has already expressed his condolences on the death of Makei.