Lukashenko: the West set plans to strangle us, but failed
The West has failed to strangle Belarus and Russia – as stated by President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko at his today’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin
The Head of State noted that, on October 7th and 8th, during informal meetings and the CIS Summit, the parties had the opportunity to discuss global issues, hot spots on our planet, “I was pleased – and I am sure you experienced the same feelings – that we did not have any discrepancy on the international agenda. We had a frank conversation, without any ambiguity. We talked a lot about the Azerbaijani-Armenian settlement, and all words were well accepted. This suggests that a lot of work has been done. Yesterday we discussed global and regional issues. There was also unanimity in many ways.”
As for the prospects of the Commonwealth, Aleksandr Lukashenko is confident that it can be a powerful regional effective association if all parties make efforts for this.
Speaking about the development of Belarusian-Russian relations, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed, “The most important conclusion, as I believe (I think you will agree) is that the West has set itself plans to strangle us – primarily, in the economy and finance. It has failed, and it already admits this. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, we made a bet on preserving and developing what we had, and it has come in handy. Today we are working together in many areas, producing goods that enjoy demand in the Russian Federation. Russia needs the goods that we make, and they range from agriculture to microelectronics.”
According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, two years ago, the leaders of the two countries agreed to strengthen co-operation on many issues in the future. “The world is changing at a furious pace. New threats and new opportunities are emerging for us. Naturally, there are issues that need to be addressed,” he said.
The President noted that, during his meetings with the Russian leader, half of the time is devoted to discussing bilateral relations in the economy and security issues, “I think we have very few questions – two or three maybe – that we will discuss with you today. We need to put an end to them and move forward in our relations.”
