On January 3, local time, the Belarusian State News Agency quoted the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying that Belarusian Foreign Minister Ryzhenkov had a conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov about the situation in Venezuela. The report said that the foreign ministers of the two countries agreed that current developments are particularly worrying in the context of regional and global security. This situation constitutes an unacceptable violation of the basic principles of international law. Russia and Belarus agreed to closely coordinate actions in important international forums, including the United Nations, to push the situation back quickly to the path of the rule of law and ensure a comprehensive assessment of the situation in Venezuela in accordance with international law.

On January 3, local time, the Belarusian State News Agency quoted the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying that Belarusian Foreign Minister Ryzhenkov had a conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov about the situation in Venezuela. The report said that the foreign ministers of the two countries agreed that current developments are particularly worrying in the context of regional and global security. This situation constitutes an unacceptable violation of the basic principles of international law. Russia and Belarus agreed to closely coordinate actions in important international forums, including the United Nations, to push the situation back quickly to the path of the rule of law and ensure a comprehensive assessment of the situation in Venezuela in accordance with international law.