Belarus has not received request from contact group on Ukraine for permission to meet in Minsk on Jan 16

Belarus' Foreign Ministry has not yet received any "consolidated" request from the trilateral contact group on Ukraine for permission for it to meet in Minsk on January 16, ministry spokesman Dmitry Mironchik told Interfax on Wednesday.
However, "we remain ready to provide all necessary conditions for the work of the contact group in Minsk as quickly as possible, Mironchik said.