We won't change geography. Belarus expects progress in relations with EU

We remain in the European part of our continent and will continue to maintain active contacts with our eastern and western neighbors. Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Secreta said this in an interview with the Berliner Zeitung, the text of which is published on the website of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.

Igor Secreta emphasized:

We will not change geography. We remain in the European part of our continent and will continue to maintain active contacts with our eastern and western neighbors. When there is peace in Ukraine, we will take part in the restoration and normalization of life in this country, since Ukraine is our closest market and historically close partner.

In addition, the Deputy Minister expressed hope for rapid progress in relations between Belarus and Western European neighbors:

- At least there are serious discussions in the EU about how to evaluate Belarus in the current situation. There are no longer indiscriminate claims that we are only a non-independent part of Russia with which it is not worth conducting a dialogue. They note the efforts of our leadership aimed at openness and readiness for negotiations. Belarus: OSCE crisis demands return to Helsinki spirit and honest dialogue