Washington and Minsk will exchange goodwill gestures, US special presidential envoy for Belarus John Coale said, summing up the results of his meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

According to the BelTA news agency, Coale noted that Minsk will release 25 prisoners, while Washington will lift sanctions against two Belarusian companies: Lakokraska JSC and the Bellesbumprom concern.