Originally planned to meet with the Russian Foreign Minister, the Belarusian Foreign Minister died suddenly. Media: Or died of a heart attack.

I originally planned to meet with the Russian Foreign Minister this week.

According to a report by the Belarusian News Agency on the 26th, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Graz said, "He died suddenly without warning". We also discussed this week's plan yesterday. This is a great loss for all of us. "Belarusian President Lukashenko expressed deep condolences over the death of Markey and extended condolences to his relatives.

It is reported that the day before Markey's death, he also met with Ante Iotsich, Vatican Ambassador to Belarus. On 23rd, Makyi attended the meeting of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization held in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. He also plans to meet with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on 28th.

According to the Russian Tass news agency reported on the 27th, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the same day saying that Makyi is a true friend of Russia, and he has made a unique contribution to the all-round development of bilateral cooperation, the integration of alliance countries and the strengthening of ties between the Russian and Belarusian peoples. On the same day, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that due to the death of Markey, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov was scheduled to postpone his working visit to Belarus from June 27 to 28.

At the same time, all walks of life in Russia also expressed their condolences over Markey's death and spoke highly of his contribution to Russia-Belarus relations. Alexei Chepa, vice chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian State Duma, said that Markey's death was not only a great loss for Belarus, but also a great loss for Russia. Konstantin Kosachev, vice chairman of the Russian Federation Council, said: "He is a very decent and professional man who has done everything for his country. He has done a lot of work to develop bilateral relations and enhance the friendship between the two peoples. "

"A staunch supporter of Lukashenko"

Russian weekly "Arguments and Facts" reported that Ma Ji 1958 was born in a village in Grodno State in western Belarus, and 1980 graduated from Minsk State Foreign Language Teachers College. He speaks not only Russian and Belarusian, but also German and English fluently. After graduation, he served in the armed forces of the Soviet Union and Belarus, and his years of experience in intelligence work helped him enter politics in the future. 1992 to 1993, Maki studied at the Diplomatic Academy of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and entered the diplomatic field after graduation. He held several posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, including the representative of Belarus in Council of Europe and the Counsellor of the Embassy of Belarus in France. White media said that in the mid-1990s, Belarusian President Lukashenko noticed this clever diplomat and found him sharp-minded. So, in 2000, he was appointed as the assistant to the president, and in 2008, he became the director of the president's office. 20 12 August, Markey became Foreign Minister of Belarus.

According to the report, after serving as foreign minister, Markey never gave the president a proposal that ended in failure, and some even thought that he might become the next president of Belarus. Markey's political opponents sometimes accused him of working for the Russian Foreign Ministry, and sometimes said that he worked for western intelligence agencies, but Lukashenko never doubted his choice. When the white presidential election in 2020 triggered protests, Markey asked all employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who disagreed with Lukashenko's policy to submit their resignations. Makyi once said that at that time, "colleagues" from the European Union sent him a text message and suggested that he "turn around", but Makyi did not give up his support for Lukashenko.

Maki has been sanctioned by the EU since 20 10, and since June 2022, Canada has also included it in the sanctions list.

Or died of a heart attack.

As of the deadline of this newspaper on the evening of the 27th, Belarusian officials have not explained the cause of Markey's death. Some white media revealed that he may have died of a heart attack, but this statement has not been officially confirmed. Due to the sudden death of Mark Yi, some "conspiracy theories" began to spread.

"Arguments and Facts" magazine said that some media were even looking for the beneficiaries of his death, and these allegations all pointed to the Belarusian security department. There are also some media trying to find traces of Russian or western intelligence agencies in this incident. In response, Belarusian parliamentarian Gaidukovich said: "I am angry at these rumors. Maki is a loyal person. I have seen some media comments on his death. I have never seen such a villain. They have no shame and conscience. "

According to RIA Novosti, Coquet Shi, an associate professor at Moscow State Institute of International Relations, said that Makyi was famous for his high professionalism and successfully implemented Belarusian foreign policy. He said that in 2020, when the relationship between Belarus and the European Union deteriorated, Markey, as a diplomat, tried to eliminate sharp differences and maintain the possibility of dialogue between the two sides. "This is the task of diplomats, and Maki has done a good job in this regard." He estimated that after Markey's death, Belarus's foreign policy would not change.