Belarusian “deputies” urge Lukashenka to recognize independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia

• 26.08.2008, 17:02

“I think that signing the decree on recognition of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, is a very adequate and timely decision,” told the deputy chairman of the commission on international affairs and relations with the CIS Syarhei Kastsyan in an interview to BelaPAN.

As said by him, “all decent people must support Russia, in order to put an end to the unipolar influence of the US and EU in the world”.

“Russia cannot be reproached of anything. Have the US and the West forgotten how they recognized independence of Kosovo, bombed Yugoslavia, continue to bomb Iraq? Have they forgotten Afghanistan? If I was in charge, I would act the same on behalf of Belarus, as Russian president have done”.

The member of the parliamentary commission on international affairs and relations with the CIS Syarhei Hajdukevich noted that “It is quite clear that Russia has decided to stand up from its knees”. “It has said that it is a great state, which is able to influence the geopolitical situation in the world. Notably, it has started to act in the language of the US: keeping in mind its own interests, without looking back at possible discontent of other countries,” he believes.

The “deputy” noted that today joint commitments exist between Belarus and Russia in the framework of the “union state”. They touch upon foreign policy coordination among other things. “That is why considering the logic of events, the tactics of relations, Belarus must support the decision of Russia to recognize independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia,” he believes.