Economy must be a driving force of Belarus-EU interaction

10 апреля 2016

Many experts claim that in a situation in which Ukraine finds itself now, it is Kiev itself that has to be blamed after placing itself in front of a choice: the EU or Russia, either East or West integration. Our main diplomatic principle was expressed by the President: "Do not have to force us to choose with whom to be." Indeed, Moscow and Brussels is our first and second markets. The economy should become a locomotive of cooperation between Belarus and the EU.

The lifting of sanctions against the official Minsk is certainly an important political signal. Belarus has been and remains a reliable protection of the European Union from illegal migration and smuggling.