Sergeyenko: Belarus hasn’t unleashed a single armed conflict in 30 years of its existence as Presidential republic

During thirty years of its existence as a Presidential republic, Belarus has not unleashed a single armed conflict, has not provoked any armed confrontation and has always taken and maintains a balanced position in its relations with other countries, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko emphasised during his meeting with students of the International Relations Department at the Belarusian State University

According to Mr. Sergeyenko, today there are approximately 100,000 military personnel of the US Armed Forces and NATO as a whole permanently stationed in Europe.

Poland has set itself the goal of increasing to 300 thousand ‘for defence against Russia and Belarus’. We have (for comparison) 60 thousand. So much for the contrast. It is clear that we cannot and will not look at it calmly; we have learnt the lessons of history. We will not allow making Belarusians hostage to foreign geopolitical interests; we have everything necessary for this. The process of reforming the Belarusian army began in the mid-1990s under the direct leadership of the Head of State, and today we have compact, mobile, high-tech Armed Forces,” the Chairman of the House of Representatives added.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives recalled that this year the Belarusian People’s Congress adopted the strategic documents: the National Security Concept and the Military Doctrine.

“In accordance with them, the system of national defence is being built, our Armed Forces are being developed, and in general a clear response is being given to modern challenges and threats to our constitutional order. Nevertheless, we are against wars, against aggravation of relations. Over three decades of existence as a Presidential republic, Belarus has not unleashed a single armed conflict, has not provoked an armed confrontation, and has always taken and maintains a balanced position in its relations with other countries,” Mr. Sergeyenko noted.