
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the multi-vector foreign policy pursued by the republic does not distance it from Russia, emphasizing the traditional mutual assistance of the two countries.
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Belarus supports a multi-vector foreign policy, while simultaneously developing allied relations with Russia.
Belarus is not moving away from Russia, despite its multi-vector foreign policy. The President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko made a statement about this, reports the Telegram channel “Pul Pervogo”.
“Multi-vector does not in any way distance us from the Russian Federation. Our destiny is this, we are located in the center of Europe, as I often say, our neighbors are from God, they are not chosen and we must try to maintain good relations with our neighbors,” said the Belarusian leader.
He added that Russia has always helped Belarus, and Minsk will always come to the aid of Moscow.

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