Minsk nourishes the hope that the elections will lead to improved relations with the West

Nina Gurina. Belarus will hold presidential elections transparently, in Accordance with international obligations And national legislation And trusts according to their results on the improvement of relations with external partners, as well as among them with the USA And European Union, said the foreign Minister Uladzimir Makei.

The most likely date of the next presidential election in Belarus is called fifteen November.

"We have plans to conduct these elections in Accordance with national legislation, international obligations And would like to see these elections led to a further improvement of our relations with our external partners," said Mackay in an interview to the newspaper " the Washington post, a transcript of which was published on the Internet office of the foreign Ministry of Belarus.

"We have plans to conduct these elections in a transparent, transparently, as it is obliged to be," drew the attention of the Minister for foreign Affairs.

He expressed confidence that the Central election Commission of Belarus will be invited to monitor the election observers of the OSCE Office for democratic institutions And human rights OSCE.

The Minister emphasized that in the last presidential campaign complaints were not expressed in the election results, and to what happened After the election. He added that Belarus does not want a scenario similar to the previous campaign And I wish that the upcoming elections again took place on the principle of some cycles: before the election, we have a good relationship, and After the election - again a bad relationship."

"in the current situation, We understand that normal relations with the United States of America, which are the power? 1 And will long to be in power? 1 in the world, are very important to us normal relations with the European Union is very important for us. And elections in this plan play an important role, " continued Mackay.

After the presidential elections of 19 December 2010, Several thousand people gathered on Independence square in Central Minsk. Some of those present tried to use force to break into the government House. The military quickly dispersed the crowd. Several hundred people were caught. Several dozen, and among them certain presidential candidates, were prosecuted under the criminal code. In the autumn of last year the head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the country could be in a position of Ukraine, if in early winter 2010 Military is not dispersed an unsanctioned rally.


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