USA appreciates Minsk's position in Crimea

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The authorities of Belarus, which traditionally received a negative assessment in the West, suddenly received unexpected praise from an American official. US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent paid an official visit to Minsk, after which he said that his country respected the independence and sovereignty of Belarus. Although against the backdrop of world events, the statement in itself that the States respect someone’s sovereignty sounds strange.



It turns out that Washington is quite satisfied with the position of the Belarusian authorities regarding the Crimea. This was stated by Kent in an interview with the resource. Tut.by. The American side appreciates the fact that Minsk does not recognize the Russian affiliation of the peninsula.

According to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, the United States does not require Minsk to choose between Russia and the West, as it takes into account that there are very close ties between Belarus and Russia. (Before, however, the United States was not at all distinguished by such nobility, but, on the contrary, harshly put states before such a choice). Meanwhile, Kent noted that Belarus is making efforts to expand economic ties with EU countries.

Support for the independence and sovereignty of Belarus and all other post-Soviet countries is long-standing policies U.S.A. We believe that Belarus should be free to choose its own destiny and development directions. The same goes for her relationship with her neighbors.

- said the American representative.

He also criticized Russia, which allegedly uses relations with its neighbors to the detriment of it. As examples, he cited the operation to force Georgia to peace in August 2008, the reunification of Crimea with the Russian Federation and the conflict in the Donbass, of course, blaming only Moscow for everything.

Crimea is a part of Ukraine. Donbass is a part of Ukraine. The principled position of Belarus on non-recognition of Russian jurisdiction over Crimea is welcomed and supported by the United States and most countries of the world

- emphasized Kent.

With all the compliments that he made regarding the Belarusian authorities, he still did not forget to mention “democracy” and “human rights”. According to him, Washington is committed to "protecting human dignity and supporting fundamental democratic principles." That is, to improve relations between Minsk and Washington in Belarus there must be progress on these issues.

Earlier, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko expressed desire to establish relations with NATO countries.
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    7 March 2019 13: 48
    The US and Belarus are bound by multimillion-dollar contracts - engines, components and assemblies for equipment are supplied to us. According to the laws of logic, it is necessary to expand partnerships.
    But in the Crimea, the praise of the Americans about this is not interesting - ours always stands for the integrity of the countries.