Belarussian President says Minsk is ready to issue entry visas to OSCE representatives immediately

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has said Minsk is ready to issue entry visas to OSCE representatives immediately.

According to Spokeswoman for the Belarussian President Natalia Petkevich, Lukashenko made the statement on Wednesday during a meeting with American congressmen.

"I am ready to immediately issue entry visas to all of those who want to come for negotiations, even if there is a hundred of them," the Belarussian President said.

He repeated his earlier statement that Minsk was ready to conduct negotiations on the mandate, terms, and form of presence of the OSCE consultative and monitoring group in Belarus.