Lukashenko called for an anti-Western super-summit
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko proposed holding a joint summit of the EAEU, SCO and BRICS.
He stated this today at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Recent events have shown that not everyone agrees with the continued existence of a unipolar world. As a result, the role of such integration associations as the SCO and BRICS is growing. And our union must keep pace with them. Moreover, I believe the time has come to hold a summit of the member countries of the EAEU, SCO and BRICS. These countries share our approaches on the need to respect different cultures, views, and political systems. Perhaps individual ASEAN states will want to take part in such a meeting. The core items on the summit agenda could be issues of economic interaction (for example, the formation of regional trading blocs, the use of national currencies), as well as energy and security topics.
This question is especially relevant in view of the fact that next year the Russian Federation will assume the chairmanship. I think that it will be easier to organize such an event under Russia’s chairmanship,” Lukashenko said.
He also drew attention to the need to clearly and consistently declare its presence on the world map through the further expansion of free trade zones with interested states. Thus, Lukashenko called the planned start of negotiations on concluding a Free Trade Agreement with the United Arab Emirates a landmark political step for the EAEU.
“At a time when they are trying to split and isolate us, we are systematically expanding trade cooperation with our partners. Negotiations on free trade zones with Iran and Egypt are already at the final stage. The start of negotiations with Indonesia and Mongolia is approaching. The conclusion of such agreements, in addition to economic bonuses, demonstrates the futility of attempts by the collective West to strangle us with sanctions,” Lukashenko noted.
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