MINSK, 27 November (BelTA) – Illegitimate sanctions used as a tool of political coercion deter the world’s potential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, BelTA learned from Sergei Aleinik, Chairman of the International Affairs and National Security Commission of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.
Sergei Aleinik made a speech at a joint session of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National Security Commission of the Council of the Republic. The joint session took place in Moscow on 27 November.
The Belarusian senator remarked that this meeting represented an opportunity to compare notes on topical aspects of interaction in the context of ongoing global processes. He added that items on the agenda of the joint session reflect the importance of avenues of cooperation within the framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.
The chairman of the International Affairs and National Security Commission said: “Today our countries stand against the united West, which is waging a hybrid war on us in economy, in politics, and in mass media. Illegitimate sanctions used as a tool of political coercion, trade wars and forex wars, protectionism, restrictions on access to innovations, technologies, and investments, visa restrictions, unilateral closure of borders, and air blockades deter not only the potential of our states but the world’s overall potential for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.”
Sergei Aleinik stated: “We are in favor of rebooting the international security system, in favor of enhancing international peace and security, in favor of abandoning the illegitimate sanctions-based policy. Belarus and Russia constantly implement programs of concerted actions in the field of foreign policy of the states parties to the Union State Foundation Treaty. After the Security Concept of the Union State and the interstate Treaty on Security Guarantees within the framework of the Union State were signed on 6 December 2024, we achieved an unprecedented level of strategic allied relations and action coordination, including to prevent interference in domestic affairs of our states.”
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