GRODNO, 1 July (BelTA) – Reinforcing the security of the Union State of Belarus and Russia is an important condition of Belarus-Russia effective cooperation, BelTA learned from State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich during the 9th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia.
Aleksandr Volfovich stressed that the event was taking place in a complicated international situation. “The rapid transformation of global world trends, growing risks, challenges, and threats in various spheres have a negative effect on the maintenance of national security. The collective West led by the USA is pressuring Russia and its key ally – Belarus. The goal is obvious: to slow down the development of our countries, increase problems along the external contour of the Union State, provoke domestic instability, and undermine historical and cultural values, which unite the brotherly nations.”
According to Aleksandr Volfovich, the tensions are only getting higher. Foreign partners are not prepared to look for compromise solutions as a way out of the situation.
According to the official, it is possible to successfully counteract this pressure only by stepping up Belarusian-Russian cooperation across the board – in politics, economy, social sphere, and culture. The enhancement of security of the Union State of Belarus and Russia is an important condition of effective interaction.
At present over 60 contracts are in effect with Russian defense industry enterprises in the sphere of military technology. All the defense, security, and law enforcement agencies without an exception are also involved in effective work.
