“Minsk did not just provide a venue for talks on the Ukrainian conflict. Belarus is vitally interested in having peace on its borders. Our countries are interconnected by thousands of economic, political, and cultural links. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko was not just a mediator. I would say he took on the role of a facilitator in the Minsk negotiations. Probably that was why he received the ovation in the Ukrainian Rada during the inauguration ceremony of Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, which greatly impressed the western politicians who were in attendance,” Alena Kupchyna noted. …read more
Source: BELTA
