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MINSK, 12 July (BelTA) – The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the first Belarusian government agency whose twitter account has made it to the Top 50 Best Connected World Leaders 2018 according to Twiplomacy, BelTA has learned.

The twitter account of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was 13^th in the ranking, next to the accounts of the foreign ministries of Spain and France.

This ranking was commented by Dmitry Mironchik, Belarus’ Ambassador to Sweden and former spokesman for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Well done, friends! A sign of quality and recognition for our well connected Foreign Ministry and our country, indeed!” he wrote.

In recent years the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stepped up its presence in social networks, with the number of subscribers constantly growing. Social networks are used not only to repost press releases, but also to conduct thematic events. One of such events will take place on Facebook on 18 July at 11:00-13:00 and will be dedicated to overseas trips of Belarusian nationals.