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Lukashenko stresses growing importance of allied relations

MINSK, 2 December (BelTA) – In the modern context, when challenges and threats are piling up, the role of allied relations is growing more important, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he took part in the meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council, BelTA has learned.

Many people have already understood by now, that the world will not be the same as a year or two ago, neither will it be as we have imagined, the head of state pointed out. “However, we still will have to live and develop against the backdrop of multiple conflicts and new diseases. We will raise children, welcome good things, and be happy for each other, trying to protect that thin and fragile line that separates the humanity from a catastrophe,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.

“Taking into account the emerging challenges and threats, we should not only maintain cooperation but also step it up. In modern conditions, allied relations are acquiring a greater significance. The CSTO should demonstrate its ability to work intensively in the political, military, and information dimensions, effectively counteract terrorism, extremism, and illegal drug trafficking, be proactive, and avoid social distress,” the Belarusian president stressed.

It is important to not only identify new challenges and threats, but also respond to them in a timely manner, aligning the positions of the CSTO member states for a collective response, Aleksandr Lukashenko believes. “To my mind, we can do it,” he added.

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