MINSK, Oct thirteen (BelTA) – Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei does not rule out that in the long term Belarus will have the option of fully participating in the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), given that the transformation of this forum into a full-fledged foreign organization, BelTA learned.
According to the minister, the CICA platform is vital to discuss security issues in the first place. “We can say that today there are many regional organizations, which are in the Eurasian area and cover military and political problems in one way or another. “, publicity and economic and humanitarian cooperation, etc. ,” Makei said.
He recalled that CICA was established in 1992 as a forum, but now Kazakhstan is selling the concept of transforming it into a real foreign organization. “Then we will examine the option of our full participation in the organization,” the minister said.
Vladimir Makei added that at its recent summit, the SCO presented the procedure for Belarus’ accession to the organization. “We have to go through a safe stage. We’re not moving into focusing on a lot of spaces right now. We will concentrate on the organizations. which are vital to us. In particular, the SCO is of great interest to us now, as we have been actively cooperating with it for a long time in spaces that benefit us. This is especially true in the era of sanctions confrontation. Therefore, the SCO is a priority. However, we do not exclude our active participation in organizations that interest us mainly from the economic, political and humanitarian cooperation point of view,” the Belarusian foreign minister said.
He was also asked whether, under existing conditions, foreign platforms such as CICA or SCO, where there is no tension or politicization, are more effective than the OSCE or even the UN. “I would not compare the point of effectiveness of various regional and universal organizations at this time. Each organization has its own domain of expertise, its own domain of interest. Of course, the United Nations is a universal organization, which deserves to be guilty of the problems of peace and security in the world. We have to say frankly that now, unfortunately, the dynamics of the processes are lagging behind and the purposes assigned to it are not being fulfilled,” said the Minister.
The SCO was basically established for industry and economic cooperation among Eurasian countries, Makei said.
“Each organization is in its own way. Once again, I would like to emphasize that we are interested in maximum participation in the paintings of those universal and regional organizations that will gain advantages from Belarus. If we see that it will give us dividends, then of course we will actively participate,” the Belarusian foreign minister concluded.