Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Y.Ambrazevich takes part in the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (first day)

On December 6, 2022 within the consideration by the UNGA of the agenda item 69 “Strengthening of the coordination in the field of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance provided by the UN, including special economic assistance”, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Yuri Ambrazevich, delivered a national statement in which presented the position of Belarus on the provision of humanitarian assistance, including in the context of international Chernobyl cooperation.

The Deputy Minister noted that for decades international solidarity around Chernobyl has brought together governments and ordinary people from Belarus and many foreign countries, has become the best example of public diplomacy and depoliticized international cooperation.

The Belarusian diplomat drew attention to the fact that for more than 35 years Belarus has become a full partner and an expert country with experience in overcoming the consequences of a large-scale man-made disaster, and is ready to share scientific and practical experience in medicine and ecology, production of clean products, land reclamation , emergency preparedness. The Belarusian people are a unique people who have outgrown their tragedy and consciously accepted the peaceful atom by building the Belarusian nuclear power plant.

Y.Ambrazevich called to refrain from momentary politicization and think about the strategic importance of preserving the results of international Chernobyl cooperation, which today is concentrated primarily in Belarus.

He emphasized that blind sanctions directly affected ordinary people, significantly reducing the possibilities of international technical assistance, which the government attracted to strengthen and supplement national programs aimed at developing the potential of the affected territories. The government has already made up for these losses from internal sources. Belarusians are solidarity people.

The Deputy Minister took part in the forum "Prospects for the next review cycle of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons" organized by the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the UN with the support of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs.

In his speech, the diplomat noted that, despite the current disagreements and approaches to issues on the international agenda, "we can all agree that the NPT is a key element not only of the global nonproliferation regime, but of the entire international security system."

During the forum Y.Ambrazevich stressed that today the world needs a dialogue in the spirit of San Francisco, which would take into account the interests of all interested parties, without dividing the state into "losers and winners."

During the meeting on nuclear non-proliferation, the Deputy Minister had a brief conversation with the UN Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu. Y.Ambrazevich informed the interlocutor about the priorities of Belarus' chairmanship in the CSTO. The prospects for cooperation between the CSTO and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs were discussed, including the organization of a joint event on the subject of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 regarding the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

During the meeting with the Chairman of the UN General Assembly Csaba Korosi, issues of regional and global security in the context of the armed conflict in Ukraine were discussed.

Particular attention was paid to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the context of the massive use of unilateral economic sanctions by states. The Deputy Minister emphasized the need for UN countries to take into account the actual impact of economic restrictions on the ability of affected countries to achieve socio-economic development goals. Called for an independent assessment of the impact of unilateral coercive measures on regional and global trade and international economic relations.

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