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Makei

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2019-09-25
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2022-09-22
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  1. “And the sooner those negotiations begin the better. It was therefore surprising to hear some around this table today saying that we have to keep fighting. Such statements are completely contrary to common sense.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  2. “All the accusations that have been made here by the West against Belarus are completely groundless and unfounded. As a direct neighbour, Minsk is interested in being a party to talks between Russia and Ukraine on a strategic peace agreement and is ready to create all the necessary conditions for such talks to continue on Belarusian soil. The final agreements should also take into account the interests of Belarus. We should not be strengthening national, regional and global security through a military build-up by NATO but rather through universal, bilateral and multilateral confidence-building mechanisms that are acceptable to all. Only equitable and respectful dialogue aimed at bridging differences can prevent confrontation in our region. Lastly, sooner or later all wars end at the negotiating table. That is an immutable diplomatic truth.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  3. “Belarus is considered an accomplice to the aggressor or a party to the conflict. We will continue to emphasize that Belarus has never supported war. But we are not traitors either. We have obligations to our allies, and we will continue to firmly respect the spirit and the letter of the international agreements to which we are a party. At the same time, Belarus would also like to clearly state that not a single Belarusian soldier or piece of equipment has been sent to Ukraine to take part in hostilities. Independent experts of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have confirmed that Belarus is not a party to the international armed conflict, in accordance with the norms and principles of international law, which many here have referred to.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  4. “Moreover, in order to provide assistance to the Ukrainian citizens who have come to Belarus, on 14 September the President of Belarus signed a new version of the decree on Ukrainian citizens’ stay in Belarus granting them the same rights as Belarusian citizens. Unfortunately, the conflict has not slowed. The military operations continue, along with Western countries’ unchecked pumping of weapons into Ukraine. The activities of Ukrainian extremist groups preaching violent methods and neo-Nazi ideals are encouraged and inter-ethnic hatred and discord are fomented in every possible way. NATO is concentrating its troops near the borders of neighbouring countries, including on the western borders of Belarus in Poland and in the Baltic States. An aggressive anti-Belarus campaign is ongoing, aimed at smearing Minsk in the context of this crisis.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  5. “At the end of March this year, Belarus introduced a visa-free regime for Ukrainians and all foreign citizens fleeing the hostilities in Ukraine. We provide them with the necessary assistance, including humanitarian aid, as soon as they reach Belarus. Since February, our country has taken in more than 50,000 citizens of Ukraine. Overall, since 2014, our country has taken in more than 200,000 Ukrainians. And I should make it clear that they are not being forced to come to Belarus, as some here have suggested. They are coming voluntarily. Moreover, they are crossing through Lithuania and Poland, through the Baltic States.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  6. “This year, three rounds of Russian-Ukrainian peace talks were held on Belarusian territory, after which all the participants, both Ukrainian and Russian, stated unequivocally that there had been concrete positive progress in settling the conflict. Unfortunately, some time after that, the positive progress ended. When the conflict first started, we suggested to our Ukrainian colleagues that they should establish direct contact with the Russian side, and we were prepared to provide the necessary assistance. But our proposals were ignored. I do not know why, but in December 2021, well before Russia’s special military operation began, Ukrainian officials declared Belarus a hostile country, even though we were neighbours with good trade relations and had never had any problems with Ukraine.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  7. “Perhaps most of the people in this Chamber are unaware of this, but in 2014, when the Maidan events took place in Ukraine, the then Prime Minister of Poland called President Lukashenko, who had fallen into Europe’s disfavour, and asked for his advice on what could be done to ease tensions in Ukraine. Mr. Lukashenko then sent me, as Foreign Minister, to Warsaw with concrete proposals that were received with interest and the words “We will consult with Chancellor Merkel and President Hollande and we will be in touch with you.” Unfortunately, we heard nothing more after that. Evidently, they did not have the decency to work with Belarus, which at the time was under sanctions.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  8. “Between 2014 and 2015, Belarus served as a platform for negotiating and reaching an agreement on the two Minsk agreements on resolving the conflict in Ukraine. And no matter how much one tries to sneer at it or deny it, at the time the agreements significantly eased the level of military confrontation. Between 2014 and 2019, we hosted in Minsk approximately 120 meetings of the Trilateral Contact Group on resolving the situation in eastern Ukraine. We engaged in dialogue with all the countries involved, including our European partners, and proposed concrete steps to support peace and security.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  9. “Belarus has consistently and persistently warned about the dangerous escalation of the military and political situation in our region, the decades-long degradation of the international security system and the depreciation of international treaties and agreements. Unfortunately, no one listened to us, and today we are seeing the tragic result of that arrogant position today in Ukraine. We have always said that one State’s security cannot be guaranteed at the expense of another’s. No one took that seriously, and today we are reaping the results. Belarus has done and will continue to do everything possible to facilitate the implementation of steps to end the conflict and strengthen regional and international security. I will offer just a few facts.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  10. “The events in Ukraine did not arise suddenly, but were the consequence of a systematic disregard for security risks in the region on the part of Western countries and a refusal to consider the interests and concerns of the countries involved. The preconditions for the situation developed over many years. Furthermore, the intense pressure of sanctions by the West has had indirect consequences that have had inevitable repercussions on the security front in our region. I can say reasonably claim that the sanctions have significantly reduced room to manoeuvre on regional security, including for Belarus.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  11. “Mr. Makei (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): The events on the territory of Ukraine are a great tragedy both for the country and for all who have faced the grief and hardship that any fighting brings. Belarus, thanks to its historic past, knows first- hand the cost of war for its people, who experienced genocide and lost one third of their numbers during the Great Patriotic War. Today the conflict is unfolding near our borders and our neighbours. We firmly believe that only through diplomacy, with the assistance of negotiations based on respect and mutual understanding, is it possible to resolve any conflict, including this one.”

    2022-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9135 (2022) · source

  12. “This is a requirement oftoday's world and a precondition for sustainable development of countries and peoples and for creating peaceful, secure conditions to achieve progress and prosperity.”

    2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source

  13. “It would be very useful for CSTO, CIS, SCO and the OSCE, and its platform for cooperative security, which is a good mechanism for the cooperation of regional organizations, to take an active stance in that regard. We are convinced that only through decisive joint efforts of all States and close coordination of the efforts of international and regional organizations, under the auspices of the United Nations, will we be able to effectively counter terrorism and make a real contribution to strengthening our common security. That is why Belarus supports the development of effective partnerships between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in order to maintain international peace, security and stability.”

    2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source

  14. “Speaking at the opening of the conference, the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenko, proposed an initiative to form a "belt of digital good-neighbourliness". In our opinion, the conclusion of international agreements and arrangements, both bilateral and multilateral, will make it possible to ensure information security and restore trust, as well as more effectively counteract the threats and challenges of terrorism, including in cyberspace. I would like to note that under the CSTO framework, an agreement on cooperation in the field of international information security is already in force. The success of bilateral and regional mechanisms in that area could contribute to the development of a common understanding regarding a global instrument on international information security.”

    2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source

  15. “Most recently, a high-level international conference on the topic of combating terrorism through innovative approaches and the use of new and emerging technologies was held in Minsk, in cooperation with the United Nations. The conference brought together countries of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and was an unprecedented event for our region. Countries representing Virtually all the international organizations active in the European and Eurasian region, including CSTO, CIS and SCO, took part. We hope that the outcome of the conference will serve as an excellent basis for intensifying the efforts of States and international organizations to create a broad international anti-terrorist coalition.”

    2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source

  16. “A lack of trust in the relations between States has led to an increase in confrontational rhetoric and open disregard for the norms and principles of international law, as well as to attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of States or to destabilize the situation in various regions and countries of the world to benefit specific forces. That situation has only contributed to the spread of one of the main threats to international peace and security, namely terrorism. Unfortunately, terrorist activities do not stand still; rather, they constantly evolve with the changing world. We hear more and more about new and atypical forms of terrorism.”

    2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source

  17. “It is important to note that at previous session of the General Assembly, three resolutions concerning cooperation with those bodies were unanimously adopted (resolutions 73/334, 73/331 and 73/16), thereby confirming the wide recognition of their contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security and testifying to their international status. We welcome the signing in November 2018 of the memorandum of cooperation between the CSTO secretariat and the United Nations Office of Counter- Terrorism. Let us be objective - the world is not becoming any more predictable.”

    2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source

  18. “Mr. Makei (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): I wish to thank you, Sir, for your important and timely initiative to hold a discussion in the Security Council on cooperation with the three regional organizations, namely the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). It is particularly pertinent to consider this issue through the prism of maintaining international peace and security, especially in the context of combating terrorism. The Republic ofBelarus is a member ofCSTO and CIS and an observer State of SCO. We greatly value the potential of those organizations and contribute to ensuring their effective functioning.”

    2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source