Belarus supports not only political but also humanitarian human rights – MP

Belarus stands for respect not only political, but also primarily economic, social and humanitarian human rights. The emphasis on this was made by the Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Sergey Rachkov on the air of the First Information TV channel, sb.by reports.

The topic of how the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with the US special envoy for Belarus John Cole dispelled the fake about the so-called political prisoners was raised on the air.

I am convinced that both Cole and those at the top of the US government understand that there are no political prisoners in Belarus. But the political mainstream as a tool of pressure is, of course, that. - Approx. ) used. Therefore, it is very important that the President has undertaken a mission to make it clear to the US special envoy that there are no political prisoners in Belarus. There are people who have broken the law. There are such people in the United States of America. Believe me, there are not thousands, not tens, but more. Therefore, we cannot say that some laws and human rights are violated here. On the contrary, Belarus advocates respect not only political, but above all economic, social and humanitarian human rights. And in this matter, we are very different for the better from the Europeans and somewhere, perhaps, from the Americans, he said.

He also noted the counterproductiveness of the American side’s line on the subject of so-called political prisoners. “The parties are therefore moving to specifics. Specifics is economics, it is security. There is actually a war going on in our region. Even if indirectly, the United States is involved. And it's important to talk about things that interest people. And in Belarus, people are interested in peace, security, stability, said Sergey Rachkov.

Belarusians have achieved a lot in the past decades. “Belarus has its own development path, which confirms the effectiveness of the government’s actions. And Americans see it. You will not be able to smother them with political chatter. People who fled (from Belarus). “They left it and are now very dishonestly behaving towards their country,” the deputy added. Cole’s arrival in Minsk shows that there was no pause in the dialogue between Belarus and the United States – Rachkov