MINSK, 14 October (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed his support for the steps taken by U.S. President Donald Trump to settle the Middle East conflict as he spoke at a meeting to discuss the international situation and Belarus-USA relations in Minsk on 14 October, BelTA has learned.


“I fully support these steps by U.S. President Donald Trump to bring order to the Middle East. It is a resolute, positive step that could potentially lead to the creation of a state... Perhaps a unified Palestinian state that would also include the Gaza Strip. And finally, people will have the opportunity to live a normal life there,” the Belarusian leader said.


He noted that the rise to power of the Donald Trump administration in the USA has led to a period of very rapid change in international relations.
“Credit where credit is due; for all his shortcomings, Donald is taking decisive steps in the world to address global issues. The recent events in the Middle East, for all their flaws (no matter how much his individual opponents and political scientists may criticize them), are a decisive and serious step that has stopped the armed clashes and war,” Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized. “We must give credit where it's due. Of course, there is still much to be done. For decades, and for almost a whole century, attempts were made to bring order there. And nothing was achieved [before].”
“Credit where credit is due; for all his shortcomings, Donald is taking decisive steps in the world to address global issues. The recent events in the Middle East, for all their flaws (no matter how much his individual opponents and political scientists may criticize them), are a decisive and serious step that has stopped the armed clashes and war,” Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized. “We must give credit where it's due. Of course, there is still much to be done. For decades, and for almost a whole century, attempts were made to bring order there. And nothing was achieved [before].”