Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makay said that the republic could no longer strive for neutrality. He spoke about it during his speech on the All-Belarusian People's Assembly on February 11. Foreign Minister proposed a new concept of Belarus's multi-vector policy.
Belarus can no longer declare his neutrality in the Constitution, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makay during his speech at the VI All-Belarusian People's Assembly on Thursday.
"The desire for neutrality enshrined in the Constitution does not correspond to the current situation. In the modern globalized world, permeated internationalization, neutrality in his classical understanding no longer exists. It is proposed to take into account this aspect when working on amendments to the basic law of our country, "said Makay.
At the same time, the Minister noted that Minsk should continue to maintain the commitment of multi-vector foreign policy. "It is absolutely complied with our national interests," he said. The head of the Foreign Ministry said that the Foreign Ministry assumes the obligation to develop a new concept of foreign policy of the Republic of Belarus.
At the same time, according to Makeya, the concept of multipleness "absolutely does not exclude the predominance of any vector." "Foreign policy, if she wants to remain in the framework of political realism, and not to turn in the pink clouds of manilovshchina, can be carried out on the basis of a clear and unconditional definition of priorities. We have these priorities are loved by life, "he said.
The minister also commented on relations with Moscow. "Russia is always there, and there will be our strategic partner. Therefore, the main vector of our development is sent to interact with this country and states of the post-Soviet space, "the minister said, adding that the right decision for Minsk would be a concentration of up to half of exports in the Russian direction.
On the eve of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus stated that the whole of the Belarusian concept of multi-vectority is to desire to build relations with all countries and unions. "And you do not need to criticize us that we allegedly sit on two chairs. In the end, we put the goal to ensure the diversification of international, primarily economic, connections, strive for equilibrium in regional security, "said Lukashenko.
Recall, the VI All-Belarusian People's Assembly takes place on February 11-12. The main provisions of the Program of Socio-Economic Development of Belarus at 2021-2025 were issued for his discussion. and the directions of the country's socio-political development. More than 2.7 thousand people arrived at the forum.
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