Belarus: Makei says foreign interference might be harmful, asks states to show 'wisdom'

Belarusian foreign minister and President Alexander Lukashenko’s ally Vlimir Makei has warned that foreign interference and increased sanctions would only have an “opposite effect” and would be harmful to everyone. He also called on “partner” countries to demonstrate wisdom, restraint and impartiality. Belarus’ citizens, who have been protesting against “dictator” have garnered international support and sympathy in recent weeks. 

Regional pressure

Last month, three Balkan states imposed strict sanctions on Lukashenko and or officials accused of rigging elections. Meanwhile, Germany has refused to recognize Lukashenko as country's leer. In dendum, spokespersons from United Kindom and European Union have revealed that y were preparing to sanction Belarusian individuals for ir alleged involvement in Human Rights violations.

Regardless, Mekei, speaking at United Nations General Assembly virtually asserted that re have been increasing attempts by some western countries to abuse international platform and take vant of situation in Belarus for ir political interests. “We te with regret that increasing attempts by a series of countries to abuse international; platform including Security Council, to furr ir own narrow political interests. This includes some western nations focusing ir attention on situation on situation in Belarus” he ded.

Elaborating furr he said that statements brimming with cynicism have been me by series of western countries about ir alleged “concern about Belarusian sovereignty and well being”. “But y are thing or than attempts to bring chaos and anarchy to our country, to make Belarus lose many years of development.,” he ded.

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'Last dictator of Europe'

Kwn as ‘ last dictator of Europe’, Lukashenko has been facing mass protests and numerous accusations since results of Presidential vote were first anunced. elections, which were held on August 9, saw a competition between Alexander Lukashenko, who was contesting for a sixth term and Svetlana Tikhauskaya, who joined race after her husband was jailed.

Belarusians, who were alrey wary of country's deteriorating ecomy and Lukashenko's repression of opposition coalesced in and around capital city of Minsk to show ir opposition to leer. protests swballed and hundreds of thousands of residents took to streets to oppose  draconian leer. However, Lukashenko engd in a robust crackdown of protests and deployed violent methods to curb protests. t only did he exiled and thwarted opposition leers but also asked his long time ally Vlimir Putin to interfere if protests escalated.

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