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Lukashenko outlines Belarus’ peace agenda
MINSK, 28 October (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined the country’s key proposals for the peace agenda at the 3rd Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security, BelTA has learned.
The head of state noted that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations and the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. “The issue of reforming key international institutions has been debated for decades, yet the problems remain unresolved,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said, emphasizing that Belarus’ commitment to peace is not empty rhetoric but an objective necessity. The same holds true for the whole of Eurasia, with the exception, however, of Western countries.
The president put forward four proposals of the country to advance the peace agenda.
The first one concerns food and medicine: it is necessary to prohibit the imposition of any sanctions, including secondary ones, on these items. “The outcome of using this weapon is evident to all: economic crisis, aggravation of social contradictions, and the provocation of internal and international conflicts,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The second proposal of Belarus focuses on the protection of critical international infrastructure: gas and oil pipelines, Internet cables, and nuclear power plants. “The ban on actions against these facilities must be unambiguous. And this is in the interests of all countries of the world, even those who today interpret the blowing up of a gas pipeline as a heroic feat. In any situation, it is necessary to exchange data, ensure their physical inviolability and uninterrupted operation,” the Belarusian leader emphasized.
Overcoming the migration crisis is the third proposal voiced by the head of state. “The West must deal itself with the consequences of what it has done in the countries of origin. As for the consequences, we are eager to work in the format that ensured control over the situation for both sides for a long time,” the President said.
“It is necessary to negotiate, for example, within the framework of a global deal. We can discuss President Trump’s ‘all for all’ approach with both the USA and with Europe (like any other country),” Aleksandr Lukashenko added.
He stated that a unified system for screening migrants is obviously necessary, as well as enhancing efforts to combat human trafficking criminal networks, and expediting deportation procedures for violators.
As a fourth initiative, the president outlined the need to take measures in artificial intelligence. “An unregulated race in this area is turning it from a useful resource into a weapon. A weapon of mass destruction in the future,” the head of state warned.
In this regard, he recalled Belarus’ proposal to neighboring countries to create a belt of digital good-neighborliness. “It is time to bring together the whole Eurasia in this belt. And to enshrine the principles of digital sovereignty and neutrality in our future Charter of Multipolarity and Diversity in the 21st century,” the president believes.
In conclusion, Aleksandr Lukashenko once again thanked all the participants for attending the event in Minsk despite existing challenges and wished them productive work and new ideas that are so needed right now.
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