CREDENTIALS PRESENTED
(press release by press service of the President)

On May 27, Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko received the letters of credence from new heads of diplomatic missions of several countries. The credentials were presented by Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Kazakstan, and Japan.

Talking to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Brian Maurice Bennett, Alexander Lukashenko underscored that the Belarusian-British relations must be built solely on a mutually advantageous basis.

According to Head of the State, Belarus is “a beautiful country whose policy, perhaps, is not quite adequately assessed by some individual states.” The Belarusian leader is convinced that we have nice and talented people, who deserve the proper attitude.

Belarus and Great Britain are bound together by many historical facts and events. “The strongest tie that binds us together is our common victory in the Second World War, and it obliges us to do much,” believes Alexander Lukashenko.

The President underscored that Belarus is interested in cooperation with Great Britain for one more reason: there exists a powerful foundation for diplomatic and political relations – our mutual trade turnover exceeds half a billion US dollars.

Alexander Lukashenko noted that Belarus will do everything necessary to create normal conditions for the diplomat to be able to perform his mission. The only thing we demand and ask is to carry out these activities in an objective manner, so that you could reflect our life as it is in reality. We are categorically against any double standards, stated the President.

Having appreciated hard work and hospitality of the Belarusian people, Brian Maurice Bennett stressed that Belarus has many friends, both among its neighbours and elsewhere in the world. In the Ambassador’s words, Great Britain also belongs to them. The diplomat noted that he sees Belarus as a country that has great future, and he added that our republic can always count on British help because Great Britain is a country with a wealth of experience in transformations.

The President gave positive assessment of the Belarusian-Kazakstani cooperation when meeting with Ambassador of that country Gaziz Aldamzharov. Remarking that our bilateral interstate relations develop excellently, Alexander Lukashenko said he is fully confident that that there are no unresolved issues in our interaction with Kazakstan. “Kazakstan has always shown understanding of our problems. We will be doing our best to make our relationship develop more effectively,” said Alexander Lukashenko.

Belarus is committed to the development of relationship with Japan on a friendly basis. The statement to this effect was made by Alexander Lukashenko when he was accepting the credentials from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in our country Issei Nomura.

The President commended Japan’s considerable aid to Belarus in coping with the after-effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The Belarusian leader especially noted that Japan was the first country to offer us support and to share its experience.

Alexander Lukashenko conveyed to the leaders of Japan his wishes of peace and good health.

Issei Nomura emphasized that Japan’s Government values positively the development of our bilateral interaction. Upon instructions from the Emperor of Japan, the Japanese diplomat conveyed to Alexander Lukashenko the words of hope for further development of the Belarusian-Japanese relations.

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