On the opening day of the expo, the Belarusian exposition was visited by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Armenia Aleksandr Konyuk and Counselor of the Embassy of Belarus in Armenia Inessa Korotkevich.
Vladimir Makei served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus since 22 August 2012. He had the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
The official described the attack as an extraordinary event in a diplomat's life. “An employee of our embassy – a consul – was attacked right outside the building of the diplomatic mission yesterday,” he said.