Lukashenko Says Belarus Would Welcome Venezuela’s Maduro If He Steps Down

The two leaders have never discussed such as possibility, Lukashenko said in an interview with Newsmax.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with foreign correspondents in Minsk, Belarus, on July 6, 2023. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro would be welcome in Belarus if he were ever to step down from office, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in a recent interview.

Speaking on Newsmax’s “The Record” in an interview on Dec. 13, Lukashenko was asked whether he would offer refuge to Maduro should he leave Venezuela’s presidency. Lukashenko replied that Maduro would be welcome in Minsk if he wished, though the two have never discussed such a possibility.