MINSK, 14 November (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko was asked to comment on the demarche of Polish President Andrzej Duda at the climate summit in Baku, BelTA has learned.
"A leader of one European country refused to take a group photo at the climate change conference due to presence of the Belarusian leader (if Ryzhenkov hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known). No one even noticed this. I was standing there, minding my own business. The Pakistani prime minister approached to greet me. So did many others. Everybody showed respect to each other. There was a family-like atmosphere. No one noticed his absence. To compensate for the lack of reaction he turned to the media to drum up interest. Whatever. He was not really missed!" Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The head of state also spoke about the speech of the Polish president at the summit: Andrzej Duda told how Poland protects the fauna and flora but never mentioned a fence his country built in Belovezhskaya Pushcha that kills animals. "What they are doing is barbaric! They are destroying the Belovezhskaya Pushcha forest. Meanwhile the Polish president tells the world how they protect plants. I didn't bother to argue with him but I took some notes for myself. This is wrong what they are doing," the president stressed.
"A leader of one European country refused to take a group photo at the climate change conference due to presence of the Belarusian leader (if Ryzhenkov hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known). No one even noticed this. I was standing there, minding my own business. The Pakistani prime minister approached to greet me. So did many others. Everybody showed respect to each other. There was a family-like atmosphere. No one noticed his absence. To compensate for the lack of reaction he turned to the media to drum up interest. Whatever. He was not really missed!" Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The head of state also spoke about the speech of the Polish president at the summit: Andrzej Duda told how Poland protects the fauna and flora but never mentioned a fence his country built in Belovezhskaya Pushcha that kills animals. "What they are doing is barbaric! They are destroying the Belovezhskaya Pushcha forest. Meanwhile the Polish president tells the world how they protect plants. I didn't bother to argue with him but I took some notes for myself. This is wrong what they are doing," the president stressed.
A similar situation, according to him, was at the previous climate summit in Dubai. The leaders expressed concern over the climate change, but they are not ready for real action. "A legitimate question: where they are? The United States is always changing their mind. It joins agreements then pulls out. As if it is a walk-through yard. We all pretend that everything is fine. With regard to the UN... Do you hold such events for show? You boast to have brought together representatives of 200 states. So what? Everyone will have to face the music. We must protect nature," Aleksandr Lukashenko urged.
As an example, the head of state cited the improvement of Minsk parks, including October Revolution’s 50th Anniversary Park and Victory Park. "They are top-notch. All parks have been spruced up. This is our style and we must stick to it," the Belarusian leader said.
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