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MINSK, 3 February (BelTA) – In an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Maksim Ryzhenkov urged his Polish counterpart, who was concerned about Belarus’ election, not to stick his nose where he should not, BelTA reports.
“Don't stick your nose into things that are none of your business,” said the foreign minister.
That said, Maksim Ryzhenkov emphasized that Belarus is open for dialog. “The president has made it clear. Moreover, we have a lot of issues that need to be addressed and resolved. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland is aware of this. We have contacts, we want to make our position clear in advance,” Maksim Ryzhenkov added.
He noted that Poland cast its lot with the self-exiled opposition who are now rapidly falling into disfavor even with people in the West. “Poles, Lithuanians are behaving like gamblers who have lost everything. They are desperate to win back and keep raising the stakes. When emotions are running high as it was on Sunday [reference to Radosław Sikorski’s response to Belarus’ election], it means only one thing: the situation is getting worse and worse for them,” the Belarusian foreign minister believes. “They have lost their bet. And one should have the courage to admit it, to tell people why things went this way and who is to blame for the wasted years and opportunities to build relations with Belarus. Another option is to do finger-pointing. That's why they keep pushing this agenda.”
Earlier, during a press conference on election day, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on Radosław Sikorski's statement. He reminded that Poland has its own elections in May. “We are not going to interfere in them. If you want, we can show that we can do something using artificial intelligence, IT and other things. We do not set such a goal. We do not need that. We do not want escalation. We will not do it. We are people of faith. We are Christians. God sees everything. Let us live peacefully!” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
Addressing the Polish journalist, the president added: “Will you please pass a message to Sikorski that it is none of his business.”
“Don't stick your nose into things that are none of your business,” said the foreign minister.
That said, Maksim Ryzhenkov emphasized that Belarus is open for dialog. “The president has made it clear. Moreover, we have a lot of issues that need to be addressed and resolved. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland is aware of this. We have contacts, we want to make our position clear in advance,” Maksim Ryzhenkov added.
He noted that Poland cast its lot with the self-exiled opposition who are now rapidly falling into disfavor even with people in the West. “Poles, Lithuanians are behaving like gamblers who have lost everything. They are desperate to win back and keep raising the stakes. When emotions are running high as it was on Sunday [reference to Radosław Sikorski’s response to Belarus’ election], it means only one thing: the situation is getting worse and worse for them,” the Belarusian foreign minister believes. “They have lost their bet. And one should have the courage to admit it, to tell people why things went this way and who is to blame for the wasted years and opportunities to build relations with Belarus. Another option is to do finger-pointing. That's why they keep pushing this agenda.”
Earlier, during a press conference on election day, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on Radosław Sikorski's statement. He reminded that Poland has its own elections in May. “We are not going to interfere in them. If you want, we can show that we can do something using artificial intelligence, IT and other things. We do not set such a goal. We do not need that. We do not want escalation. We will not do it. We are people of faith. We are Christians. God sees everything. Let us live peacefully!” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
Addressing the Polish journalist, the president added: “Will you please pass a message to Sikorski that it is none of his business.”
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