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17 Jul 2014

Lukashenko: Belarus should take advantage of global trends

Lukashenko: Belarus should take advantage of global trends

MINSK, 17 July (BelTA) – Belarus should use the current global trends in the most pragmatic way possible, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at the meeting with heads of Belarusian diplomatic missions and consular institutions on 17 July, BelTA has learnt.

“The events in Ukraine that put the world on the brink of a new cold war have shown that the existing system of international security, unfortunately, does not work. At the same time, the completion of the active stage of the global financial and economic crisis traditionally coincided with the redistribution of spheres of influence,” the President noted.

“This new situation suddenly turned the eyes of the global superpowers on our region. We need to thoroughly analyze this situation and use it in the most pragmatic way possible to promote our national interests, protect the integrity and sovereignty of our state,” Alexander Lukashenko said.

According to the head of state, the attempts of the global powers to use coercion, pressure, economic and resource advantages give rise to new sources of tension. “In order to promote their interests, they use double standards, impose their own development model and sometimes act in a blatantly cynical way. All this adds to the global uncertainty and creates a complicated system of pros and cons for countries, like Belarus, making us look for unconventional solutions in order to fit into the existing geopolitical system,” Alexander Lukashenko said.

“In such a complicated environment our multi-vector policy helped us build up a sustainable cooperation model with most of the countries worldwide. Belarus is known and respected as a state that conducts a truly independent foreign policy and makes a considerable contribution to strengthening international security. However, most importantly, we have learnt to confront any, even the most powerful pressure from abroad,” the Belarusian leader said.

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