MINSK, 20 August (BELTA) – Belarus views the illegal restrictive measures imposed against Minsk and Tehran by the collective West as economic terrorism, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told a press conference following the talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Minsk on 20 August, BelTA learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that Belarus and Iran, being responsible participants of international cooperation, share common values and principles of interaction between sovereign states. “We strive to build a multipolar world where each country independently determines its development path without external interference,” he stated.
“Belarus considers the illegal restrictive measures imposed against Minsk and Tehran by the collective West to be economic terrorism,” the head of state said. “Our nations are successfully countering this aggressive and hypocritical sanctions war.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko added that Belarus welcomes Iran's involvement in trade and economic processes across the Eurasian Economic Union space. The launch of the full-fledged free trade agreement between the EAEU and Iran expands the geography of trade ties and opens up new markets for the countries. The Belarusian president is confident that this is a significant contribution to the foundation of long-term strategic partnership between Iran and the EAEU, which will strengthen the economic security of all its participants.
“Iran is persuading us to make a more active use of the logistics route through Russia and Iran. Through Russia, Armenia, Iran and to the Persian Gulf. They are persuading us! But this is primarily in our own interest,” the head of state said.
“Belarus considers the illegal restrictive measures imposed against Minsk and Tehran by the collective West to be economic terrorism,” the head of state said. “Our nations are successfully countering this aggressive and hypocritical sanctions war.”
The Belarusian president noted that Belarus and Iran are bolstering this work within the UN, SCO, BRICS and other organizations that are currently shaping a new, fair and constructive agenda for international cooperation.
Aleksandr Lukashenko added that Belarus welcomes Iran's involvement in trade and economic processes across the Eurasian Economic Union space. The launch of the full-fledged free trade agreement between the EAEU and Iran expands the geography of trade ties and opens up new markets for the countries. The Belarusian president is confident that this is a significant contribution to the foundation of long-term strategic partnership between Iran and the EAEU, which will strengthen the economic security of all its participants.
“Iran is persuading us to make a more active use of the logistics route through Russia and Iran. Through Russia, Armenia, Iran and to the Persian Gulf. They are persuading us! But this is primarily in our own interest,” the head of state said.
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