Lukashenko met with UN Secretary General in Astana
President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko has met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Astana
Co-operation with the UN is the most important vector of Belarus’ foreign policy. Our country has become one of the founding countries of the UN and has taken an active position in it since the very first days of its membership. During the period of independence, Belarus introduced a range of important initiatives to the UN, which strengthened the country’s positive image in the international arena.
The most famous initiative was the formation of a partnership to combat trafficking in persons, launched by President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko at the 2005 summit. The practical implementation of this idea was the adoption (unanimously) in 2010 by the UN General Assembly on our initiative of the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, which consolidated the image of Belarus as an international leader in this field.
At the 2005 UN summit, the Head of State put forward another initiative, which was reflected in many documents of the UN General Assembly and the Non-Aligned Movement – recognition of the diversity of ways of progressive development. This continues to be relevant in the current geopolitical conditions. Since 2006, Belarus has been promoting the UN General Assembly resolution to improve the co-ordination of efforts against trafficking in persons.
Minsk is also promoting a resolution on the prohibition of new types of weapons of mass destruction. In September 2019, speaking at the UN international conference on combating terrorism using ICT, the Head of State proposed to create a Digital Neighbourhood Belt. Moreover, at the initiative of Belarus, the following resolutions have been adopted by consensus: The Role of Professional Translation in Connecting Nations and Fostering Peace, Understanding and Development (2017), the International Association of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations (2018), and the International Delegate’s Day (2019).
The initiative of the Head of State on the need to start a broad international dialogue to restore trust and strengthen security in the spirit of San Francisco, which he addressed to the heads of state and government in May 2022, is also being promoted.
Belarus actively opposes unilateral coercive measures at the UN rostrum.
