Embassy of Belarus, London facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Embassy of Belarus in London
Location	South Kensington, London
Address	6 Kensington Court, London, W8 5DL
Ambassador	Sergei Aleinik

The Embassy of Belarus in London is the diplomatic mission of Belarus in the United Kingdom. It is situated just south of Hyde Park between the Embassy of Azerbaijan and the Embassy of Mongolia.

Britain and Belarus established diplomatic relations in 1992 shortly after Belarus regained independence; a consular-general was set up in 1993 which was then upgraded to a full embassy in 1994.

The Belarusian diaspora in the UK provided the newly established consular-general and embassy with a building at 1 St Stephen's Crescent. However, after the establishment of the regime of Alexander Lukashenko and the controversial referendum held in 1995, which cancelled the pre-Soviet state symbols of Belarus and introduced Russian as a state language, the embassy was asked to leave the building.

In 2010 protests was held by people opposed to the government of Alexander Lukashenko and also by opponents of Internet censoship in Belarus.

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  Plaque outside the embassy in Belarusian and English depicting the National emblem of Belarus

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  The embassies of Belarus and Mongolia