MINSK, 17 November (BelTA) – Belarus is one of the "islands of stability" on the planet, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the press conference for the Russian regional mass media on 17 November, BelTA has learned.
“Our doors are always open for good people. The Old World and the New World begin to realize it. Belarus has never been a troublemaker in Europe. Moreover, it is one of the islands of stability on the planet today,” Alexander Lukashenko said.
The President emphasized that Belarus is doing its best to promote peace and development on the European continent. “These activities become even more effective when we join efforts as the brotherly nations of the Union State,” the head of state is convinced.
Lukashenko: Russia was and remains a brotherly state for Belarus
The head of state remarked that the press conference for the representatives of the Russian regional mass media has become a good tradition. “The main goal of such meetings is the rapprochement of our nations, the possibility to provide objective information about Belarus,” Alexander Lukashenko said. “The Russian Federation was and remains not only a strategic partner but also a brotherly state for us.”
Lukashenko: Belarus-Russia relations have every chance to improve
“I would like to note that we stay committed to all the agreements with our brotherly Russia within the Union State, the CSTO, and the EEU. We protect the economic interests of the Russian Federation, cut short any attempts to import the banned products from the West. At the same time we are doing our best to replace them with Belarusian goods,” Alexander Lukashenko said.
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Lukashenko: Belarus is much more interesting than you might think
What is Belarus for those who have never been here? What are the associations? Potato pancakes, Belovezhskaya Pushcha, good roads, bisons, giant dump trucks, multipurpose tractors, high-quality products. But Belarus is actually much more interesting and richer than that, Alexander Lukashenko said.
Lukashenko: It was disappointment and joy to see the Russian flag carried by a Belarusian in Rio
The head of state described the flag demonstration as a display of unity of Belarus and Russia. “We wanted to demonstrate that we absolutely support Russia against the illegal and wrong pressure exercised by certain forces upon the Russian Federation,” continued Alexander Lukashenko.
Lukashenko: Russia will never be a foreign country to me
“Moscow has never been and will never be a foreign place to me and to any other Belarusian,” the Belarusian leader said.
Belarus president describes Donald Trump as hardline pro-American citizen
Alexander Lukashenko said: “Everybody is whining now that a wrong person has been elected. But I say he is just the man! He will pursue a pro-American policy for sure. He is a hardline pro-American citizen, who will put America first. We should start thinking about our place in this policy."
Lukashenko warns against disintegration in EEU
The 30-40% decline in the trade in the Eurasian Economic Union speaks for itself, and this means that there are many problems. And if we fail to work out a sound plan to resolve this situation, I am afraid we will face a certain disintegration, and we cannot let it happen, Alexander Lukashenko noted.
Russia offered stake in major Belarusian companies in exchange for Bashneft shares
The head of state said that Russia would like Belarus to sell four major enterprises. These include a manufacturer of trailers and vehicles for the transportation of Topols, nuclear warheads, missiles.
Foreign business invited to work in Belarus
The President cited Russia's purchase of Beltransgaz as an example: “I told your President and your Premier that we have a stringent personnel policy. The head of the company should protect the interests of both Russia and Belarus since he works here.”
Lukashenko: Belarusian soul is in the Russian language
According to the President, the recent polls showed that over 90% of Belarusian residents are in favor of “exclusively good relations with Russia”.
Belarus ready to help organize local elections in Ukraine to promote peace settlement
The President noted that the Belarusians, Russians, Ukrainians are sister nations. “Do we need to fight today? Can you imagine how much money they have spent to turn our peoples against each other, how hard they wanted this!
Belarus president pleased with Internet freedom in country
“Internet access brings a lot of benefits and comes with a lot of drawbacks. The World Wide Web is handy for communication and so on, but there are great negative aspects, too,” believes Alexander Lukashenko.
Belarus president: No color revolutions will happen if people live well
Alexander Lukashenko noted: “Now Belarus and Russia should take a look at the very important things that people need in order to live well. If we fail to take care of that, then, powered by the frenzied democracy of today's world, people will unseat us without color revolutions.”
Lukashenko: Ten million Russians have jobs thanks to cooperation with Belarus
If the Belarusian economy comes to a halt, ten million people in Russia will lose jobs. We buy equipment parts, raw materials and other products from many Russian plants, the Belarusian leader noted.
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