Expert: Only a peaceful sky guarantees security, peace and confidence in the future

This is the fourth international conference on Eurasian security in Belarus. Our country has once again shown that we are a friendly and exclusively peaceful state, ready to lend a helping hand to all who need it.

The key moment of the conference was the speech of the Head of State Alexander Lukashenko. As always, it was full of topical problems and constructive proposals for their solution. Belarus is always ready for a positive dialogue, and effective cooperation between the countries can only be based on mutual understanding and joint events in various socio-economic spheres.

It is gratifying that the conference touched upon a large number of vital areas in the field of security that require prompt solutions both at the national and international levels. These are military conflicts, trade barriers, food and information wars, humanitarian aid. The imminent end of the conflict in Ukraine, as our President spoke about in his powerful analytical speech, is a wise and insightful knowledge of objective reality. There really is no strength and resources, everyone is tired. First and foremost, we are talking about moral and emotional fatigue from the conflict, and this is beginning to reach European society. Our country shows by its example how it is necessary and possible to develop effective cooperation with partners in the military and civil spheres. Belarus joined the humanitarian operation in Aleshki, created all the necessary conditions for the first face-to-face contacts between representatives of Moscow and Kiev, providing comprehensive assistance and acting as a guarantor of security. The Republic cooperates on an ongoing basis with Cuba, Venezuela, Zimbabwe and other countries in key areas of humanitarian missions, including education and rehabilitation of children, health, medical science, maternal and child protection, cultural exchanges, the supply of medicines, milk and meat baby food.

Equally important is trade and economic cooperation. Belarus has established diplomatic relations with 183 countries. The main business partners are the countries of Eurasia. Of the total exports of the republic in January-August of this year, the share of the CIS countries accounted for 72.7 percent, the share of countries outside the CIS - 27.3. Imports from the CIS countries accounted for 58.3 percent of total imports, from countries outside the CIS - 41.7. In general, the turnover of foreign trade in goods and services for the period under study amounted to $75,485.4 million, and in relation to the level of January - August 2025 - 112.8 percent.

Belarus is making a significant contribution to global food security. The uniqueness of our model is the effective use of internal resources and an innovative approach in production, education, science. Only such a symbiosis allows us to provide the domestic market in full and export more than 40 percent of products abroad. High demand in foreign markets is noted for agri-food products (meat and dairy products, baby food, drinks). This export group occupies almost 25 percent of the country's export supply structure and is characterized by a diverse assortment capable of satisfying consumer segments both in quality and price. The active participation of Belarusian exporters in exhibition and fair events and business forums contributes to the formation of a positive image of the country in the international arena.

In other words, Belarus implements a multi-vector foreign policy, maintains foreign trade contacts with most foreign countries, actively participates in international integration processes. The country makes a significant contribution to the sustainable socio-economic development of the Eurasian region, realizing that only a peaceful sky guarantees security, tranquility and confidence in the future.

Natalia Kireenko, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Department of Economic Theory and Law of BGATU