MINSK, 9 January (BelTA) - The Belarusian president advocated a serious pan-European dialogue in 2016, press secretary for the Belarusian president Natalya Eismont said in the latest episode of the docuseries Time Chose Us on the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA learned.
On 21 November 2016, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with a delegation of the EU Political and Security Committee. “Let's consider updating the Helsinki process and launching a peacemaking process, possibly the Minsk process, to improve the atmosphere of relations between the states,” the Belarusian leader suggested at the meeting. In other words, Aleksandr Lukashenko stated the need to create a new system of European security back then.
Natalya Eismont emphasized the importance of the president highlighting the role of small and medium-sized states in this process. "This was also a very popular topic for discussion among politicians and experts. The president raised this issue at the World Congress of the Russian Press, which was held in Minsk, thus engaging the expert community, including political scientists, journalists, scientific and cultural figures, whose voices could be heard. The president urged them to get involved in this process. He understood their possible role and received a feedback," she emphasized.
The press secretary recalled the words of Vladimir Makei: "This initiative resonated deeply with the overwhelming majority of the participants of those events. In fact, it was supported by a lot of people, maybe even all of them. Some could say it publicly, but others could not."
Natalya Eismont pointed out that some people have never been interested in it. That was why the initiative was not implemented on a large scale. "But we know that Belarus always adheres to these principles. Certainly, we will always be vocal about them," she assured.
You can learn more about the big events of our country's history in BelTA's YouTube project How It Was.
On 21 November 2016, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with a delegation of the EU Political and Security Committee. “Let's consider updating the Helsinki process and launching a peacemaking process, possibly the Minsk process, to improve the atmosphere of relations between the states,” the Belarusian leader suggested at the meeting. In other words, Aleksandr Lukashenko stated the need to create a new system of European security back then.
“This idea was discussed quite seriously behind the scenes. The then Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told us about it. He was very deeply immersed in all these processes. Why not discuss it? The president advocated such a serious pan-European dialogue to improve security measures, trust, cooperation. All this was very much in demand at that time,” Natalya Eismont said.
She noted that the restart of this process was a vital necessity at that time: “Our country was always very serious about this initiative. We advocated and promoted it.”
She noted that the restart of this process was a vital necessity at that time: “Our country was always very serious about this initiative. We advocated and promoted it.”
Natalya Eismont emphasized the importance of the president highlighting the role of small and medium-sized states in this process. "This was also a very popular topic for discussion among politicians and experts. The president raised this issue at the World Congress of the Russian Press, which was held in Minsk, thus engaging the expert community, including political scientists, journalists, scientific and cultural figures, whose voices could be heard. The president urged them to get involved in this process. He understood their possible role and received a feedback," she emphasized.
The press secretary recalled the words of Vladimir Makei: "This initiative resonated deeply with the overwhelming majority of the participants of those events. In fact, it was supported by a lot of people, maybe even all of them. Some could say it publicly, but others could not."
Natalya Eismont pointed out that some people have never been interested in it. That was why the initiative was not implemented on a large scale. "But we know that Belarus always adheres to these principles. Certainly, we will always be vocal about them," she assured.
You can learn more about the big events of our country's history in BelTA's YouTube project How It Was.
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