ASHGABAT, 12 December (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko believes it necessary to restore trust in the world arena. The Belarusian head of state made the statement as he spoke at the international conference “Policy of Neutrality: International Cooperation for Peace, Security and Development” in Ashgabat on 12 December, BelTA learned.
“We, young independent states, do not demand anything supernatural. Trust in international affairs should be restored. Mutually beneficial cooperation is impossible without it. Cooperation is first of all a dialogue, an ability to meet halfway for the common wellbeing,” the Belarusian leader said.
“Just take a look at what is going on on the planet. There is a feeling that the world has gone mad. The number of regional conflicts is on a sharp increase. They trigger large-scale migration crises. Terrorist quasi-states are emerging and they are a threat to the whole world community. Even successful Europe cannot feel safe today. Sanctions and information wars have been reduced to an absurdity. The world’s leading players have been practicing militant rhetoric and warlike gestures,” noted the President of Belarus.
In his words, “small and medium-sized states are often made to choose.”
“We once again see that ghost of new bloc confrontation that undermines the fundamentals of the global and regional security. It is especially regretful to witness it on the year of the 70th anniversary of the end of the bloodiest war in the history of humankind – WWII,” Alexander Lukashenko stressed.