More than one hundred authoritative politicians came to Minsk, including heads of states and governments, foreign ministers of a number of European countries, heads of international organizations and experts. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will take part in the opening of the international forum and session "East-West Relations".
Among the guests there is President of Armenia, prime ministers of Moldova, Serbia, and the foreign ministers of Poland, Macedonia, Slovenia, Mongolia, the OSCE Secretary General.
Increasingly, the Belarusian capital is becoming a platform where it is convenient to express different points of view. The choice of Minsk is, in fact, the recognition by the world community of the contribution of Belarus to strengthening stability and tranquility in the region. Peace promotion efforts are appreciated. In this format, security issues were previously discussed in large geopolitical centers, for example, in Washington, Beijing, Vienna, New Delhi. Experts from all over the world say that we live in difficult times. This is not pessimism, but rather a real look at what is happening on the planet.
Ana Brnabic, Serbian Prime Minister: "I have high expectations from this conference. I am very glad to be here. This is my first visit to Minsk. I look forward to the talks. I note that the relations between Belarus and Serbia are fantastic. We have no controversial issues. I feel in Minsk in a circle of friends."
The Munich Security Conference has been held annually since 1963. Initially, it was a platform for informal communication between the military and the leaders of NATO countries. Over time, the forum began to attract increasing attention from representatives of political and military circles of other countries. Starting from 2009, meetings of the Core Group of the Munich Conference are held. Traditionally, the focus of attention of the Core Group is the security architecture of the region in which the meeting is held.
