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A report by ONT television said Lukashenko told Pompeo that Belarus was “actively participating in the national dialogue.”
The ONT also noted that Mr. Lukashenko had emphasized during the conversation that Russia was Minsk’s main ally and noted Moscow’s current support for Belarus.
“At the same time, as noted, Russia does not interfere in the internal affairs of Belarus. However [abi] countries are ready to respond to emerging external threats, ”Lukashenko quoted on television.
“Specifically, according to the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) agreement on common space defense, in case of external aggression from Poland, Lithuania or other countries, Belarus and Russia will be forced to react,” said the correspondent channel by Telegram Pul. pervogo ”.
“Neither NATO nor Poland or Lithuania should fear such a threat, because it does not exist,” the channel quoted Pompeo’s response to Lukashenko.
„Reuters“ / „Scanpix“ nuotr./Mike’as Pompeo
Lukashenko has repeatedly accused Lithuania and Poland of interfering in the internal affairs of Belarus and has called NATO a threat.
According to the Lithuanian authorities, Lukashenko, who has completely lost the public’s trust, is simply looking for enemies artificially.
For the third consecutive month, Belarus has protested against the authoritarian leader Lukashenko, who was officially declared the winner of the presidential elections on August 9. The opposition and western democracies consider these elections to be rigged. Western countries have announced sanctions against the Minsk regime.
The television report said Lukashenko assured Pompeo that Belarus was “in favor of a peaceful and peaceful solution to all conflicts.”
“Another topic of conversation became the fate of an American citizen in Belarus,” the ONT said.
ZUMAPRESS.com/Protest against Aliaksandr Lukashenko
Lukashenko also said that Minsk was closely following the US presidential election campaign and wished President-elect Donald Trump success.
At that time, several hundred women held new marches in Minsk on a rainy Saturday, demanding the resignation of Lukashenko, the leader of Belarus since 1994. Similar smaller demonstrations were held in other Belarusian cities.
Since the start of these massive opposition protests in Belarus in August, Lukashenko has repeatedly accused the United States and its allies of inciting unrest in his country.
Daily protests in Belarus continued despite the arrests and intimidation of protesters and the frequent outbreak of violence from militias. The largest demonstrations generally took place on weekends, with some 100,000 people gathering for some of them. and more people. The next big protest is expected to take place on Sunday, when the deadline for the “people’s ultimatum” announced by the opposition Coordination Council demanding the resignation of A. Lukashenko.
At that time, a rally of Lukashenko supporters was planned in the capital on Sunday, in which up to 300,000 people were supposed to participate. people, it was canceled – according to the president, that “Minsk will not be paralyzed” and that “we will not be able to guarantee security.”
The United States and the European Union have condemned the August elections in Belarus as unfair and imprisoned, in addition to imposing sanctions on senior officials of the Minsk regime accused of voice manipulation and violence against peaceful protesters.
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