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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Minsk, October 15 (Xinhua) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced on Tuesday that the country is ready to conclude a major deal with the United States, but with due consideration for Belarusian interests. The Belarusian leader's press service released the statement on the same day.
Speaking about Belarus-US relations, the Belarusian president noted that the trend of resuming bilateral dialogue has gained "some positive momentum." He recalled that several meetings with US presidential special envoys have recently taken place in Minsk.
"Experience has shown that the Americans are conducting all these contacts solely for pragmatic purposes. Of course, our policy of resuming relations with the US must also be built solely in Belarus's interests," the Belarusian head of state noted.
At the same time, according to A. Lukashenko, Belarus can make certain compromises and take the first steps toward meeting its objectives, expecting the Americans to fulfill their promises. This is what is happening, for example, with the lifting of sanctions against the Belarusian airline Belavia. The Belarusian leader noted that the US has announced the lifting of sanctions against the airline, but a number of questions remain.
"Lifting these sanctions doesn't completely free Belavia from a number of obligations. And we can't always fly, repair, or buy aircraft everywhere. The Americans acknowledge this. They say it will take some time to resolve this. Fine. We'll wait for their global proposals, a grand deal, as they say. We're ready for that. But our interests must also be taken into account. And everything must be fair, as we once agreed with the Americans," Lukashenko concluded.
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