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Slovak ambassador: Security issues in Eurasia shouldn’t be solved by military means
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MINSK, 31 October (BelTA) – Security issues in Eurasia should not be resolved with tanks and machine guns, as people are tired of this approach, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia to Belarus Jozef Migaš said on air of the First News TV Channel, BelTA has learned.
The uniqueness of the 3rd Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security lies in the fact that it brought together high-level experts, specialists, politicians, and diplomats. While the agenda covered Eurasian security, the main focus was on security in general, particularly in the region currently suffering from the conflict in Ukraine, Ambassador Jozef Migaš noted. The event also addressed border issues, including those with Lithuania and Latvia.
“Many problems have accumulated, and frankly, as an experienced politician and diplomat, I believe the situation is developing in the wrong direction, with a tendency toward militarization. For example, my guest from Slovakia could not attend the conference, although in the past this was commonplace, even in Soviet times and afterwards. We need to think about how to make travel to Belarus easier, through which checkpoints and with what restrictions,” he said. “This is not development in terms of civilizational progress, but something negative that must be urgently changed and stopped. That is why it is better to meet at such platforms and conferences, rather than closing borders and quarreling.”
The diplomat added that such issues cannot be solved with tanks and machine guns: people are tired of this. “I often meet people coming to Belarus for business or tourism, ordinary citizens of Europe. They should simply know how to get here, without doubts or worries. In this respect, Europe is taking a step backward, and this must stop without excuses,” he stressed.
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