It is important not to avoid but address all the problems together no matter how hard they can be, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with the ministers of foreign affairs of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Minsk on 20 June, BelTA has learned, Belta reports.
According to the head of state, the time for the organization is now very difficult and requires maximum mobilization of forces, experience and resources to maintain peace. Ahead of the meeting, the president thought about what to say, because a lot has recently been said. Giving an assessment of the activities of the CSTO, Aleksandr Lukashenko said that the organization was sometimes rightly criticized for its inability to solve specific problems.
For example, Kyrgyzstan has long been asking for help in resolving the conflict with Tajikistan. Armenia also puts forward justified claims. If we do not solve these problems, the CSTO countries will always reproach each other, express dissatisfaction with the work of the organization, the Belarusian leader added. No matter how hard these problems can be, we need to look into them and look for their solutions.
“There are problems, there are tasks, and they must be solved, no matter how difficult they may be. We sometimes do not want to solve them because of their complexity,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. He stressed that if “friends-advisers” from the West get involved in solving these problems, then it will be much more difficult to do anything.
