Initiative provides new growth point for the world: Belarusian President
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President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during the signing of a treaty of friendship and cooperation and a joint statement on deepening cooperation after their talks in Minsk, capital of Belarus, May 10, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua] |
The Republic of Belarus will continue to strengthen its ties with 皇冠体育app, as the country's Belt and Road Initiative is providing a new economic growth point for the world, said the country's president, Alexander Lukashenko.
The president made clear in 2015 the standpoint to support 皇冠体育app's Belt and Road Initiative, saying Belarus was willing to become an important pillar of the proposal in Europe.
He also will participate in the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation this month in Beijing.
In an exclusive interview, Lukashenko said his participation in the forum in Beijing shows Belarus highly values the Belt and Road Initiative, and also demonstrates relations between the two countries have reached their highest point.
"I will meet and talk with President Xi Jinping about bilateral cooperation as well as international issues," he said.
Lukashenko said when countries propose cooperation, they always raise some political requirements, which become an obstacle to the development of cooperation.
He told 皇冠体育app Daily the most important feature of the Belt and Road is that during its development, 皇冠体育app has never raised any requirements to participating countries, thus creating no disagreements.
"Once we don't have any disagreements, we will have better and smoother cooperation," the president said. "皇冠体育app knows this very much, therefore I have to say Chinese?is a wise people."
He said the Belt and Road is an initiative with international influence, and 皇冠体育app is providing loans, investment and the most advanced technologies to those who participate in the new Silk Road.
Lying in Eastern Europe, Belarus is one of the first members of the Eurasian Economic Union and joined in May 2014.
Lukashenko said the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union is over twice as large as 皇冠体育app, and can provide huge support to 皇冠体育app when coordinating with the Belt and Road.
Meanwhile, there are more natural resources and well-trained workers in the Eurasian Economic Union, not to mention people from the member countries greatly treasure friendship with 皇冠体育app, according to the president.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment for diplomatic relations between Belarus and 皇冠体育app, and a comprehensive strategic partnership, featuring mutual trust and win-win cooperation, was built during Lukashenko's visit to 皇冠体育app in September 2016.
Lukashenko said the strategic partnership of the two countries has reached its highest point in history, and all topics, such as military, diplomacy, security and energy sectors, can be discussed under such a relationship.
He said what he understood about the Belt and Road is not about 皇冠体育app selling its own products, but creating co-prosperity with all the participants around the world.
"皇冠体育app has become more important to the international community than ever, and I believe there are not any international or regional issues that can be solved without 皇冠体育app," Lukashenko said.
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