Deputy: Belarus is beacon for entire world in issues of international and domestic politics

The CSTO and the international policy of the President of Belarus are of great interest throughout the world – as noted by deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Klishevich in his talk with Alfa Radio

The CSTO and the international policy of our President are of great interest all over the world, with many states wishing the kind of relations that Belarus offers: mutually beneficial.

“In our time, a new world order – a fair world – is being formed. We see the resistance these processes cause in the West, especially in the US. They don’t want to lose their leadership, they don’t want to negotiate, they don’t want to be friends. They want to continue to rob the whole world according to their rules and technologies. However, today a new vector has appeared, new beacons. Any state in the world has a choice between dictate, humiliation, robbery and fair, mutually beneficial relations, when people are respected, regardless of skin colour, origin, or age of the state, when people try to work so that it is beneficial to both sides. It is clear which path any sane person on any continent will choose,” explains the deputy.

Sergei Klishevich gave the example of relations between Belarus and African countries, “Look at how our interaction with the African continent is developing. They boast the richest lands and very smart people, but they failed to feed themselves. Today, thanks to Belarus, Zimbabwe has provided itself with food. Naturally, word spreads across the continent: it was not England or France that helped; these states have been accustomed to plundering for centuries, accustomed to looking at Africa as some kind of raw material appendage. The colonial system presupposes such division. Meanwhile, our policy is diametrically opposite. We offer mutually beneficial assistance and share technologies. If we take the African continent, our economies are complementary, we have what they need, and we lack what they have and can share with us.”

The deputy added that Belarus is a beacon for the whole world not only in the issues of international politics, but also in domestic policy, “We are one of the few states that – not in theory, but in practice – have implemented the principle that every person has the opportunity to receive free education, medical care and other social guarantees. This is what we are proud of today, and other countries are interested in this. The Belarusian model of building a fair state today is an example for the whole world of how one should treat one’s own people, one’s own country, and issues of social justice.”