The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury (OFAC) has officially published data on the exclusion of the Belarusian airline Belavia from the sanctions list.
US Presidential spokesman John Cole announced the lifting of sanctions at a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in early September.
The lifting of sanctions became possible after negotiations, during which Lukashenko agreed to release 52 prisoners from prisons in Belarus. Among these prisoners were citizens of Lithuania, Great Britain, Latvia, Poland, Germany and France.
OFAC also lifted sanctions on the EW-301PJ aircraft (Aircraft Model CRJ-200ER), which, according to open data, has been used by the government of Belarus since 2010.
JSC Belavia Airlines is the largest air carrier of the Republic of Belarus. It is based at Minsk National Airport and operates regular flights to 11 countries (22 airports) and charter flights to 4 countries (8 airports). It was established on March 5, 1996. Since 1997, he has been a full member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
