and we are passing the baton to our colleagues andrei and lydia, they will go to the next episodes in grodno until they meet on the air. bye. you remember the school program well, refresh it in your memory, young intellectuals will help you. is it true that this engraving depicts the chinese philosopher confucius

well, let it be kazan astrakhan took, kazan took. this is the correct answer. i don’t know if i guessed or not, but if intuitively, watch intellectual projects on

belarus 24 tv channel . crisis, but minsk always stands on the position of peace and always offers mutually beneficial cooperation without confrontation, and its real friends and partners calls for solidarity and unity, which does not follow the instructions of the west, unleashed full-scale hybrid wars. well, what's not true? this is how we all experienced it, but sometimes we do not draw conclusions. the situation that is taking shape in the world leaves no doubt for us that we must stick together, economy , security, dialogue, and this is what belarusian politics is based on. what signals do we send to the external contour about this, our conversation with the minister of foreign affairs of belarus, sergei

fedorovich, i will begin with the topical urgent this year for belarus to chair the csd. and we see how many delegations of various levels come to us in general, both in the cis and in various integration structures. the president speaks of one thing, but solidarity and unity. you talk a lot with uh delegations behind the scenes. and what prevents today from being united and united? and in general, there is a mood to work like that. all without exception of mine colleagues. there is a clear understanding that we really must unite our efforts, that we must demonstrate solidarity, and we must work together to find solutions to all those complex issues that are on our agenda and that concern both the internal perimeter of the utcb and our risks and threats that we face on the outer contour of our organization today. e in conditions. uh, these are the challenges and threats that

the dkb faces, both in the western and in the southern on the borders, in fact along the entire perimeter, without cohesion and solidarity, without joint unifying efforts, it will be difficult for us to solve the tasks that we face with this intensity. eh, the csto events , the meaningful nature of these events clearly demonstrates the readiness of all member countries of the csto to promote a unifying agenda by joint efforts. answers to those difficult questions that were put before us. uh, today's difficult time, speaking of other integration formats. i would like to say that over the past year we have especially succeeded in seriously converting the potential of our economic integration cooperation within the eu and helping to strengthen the economic potential of our state. today, the share of belarus' trade with countries and with is 65% of the total trade

that we have with all countries of the world this speaks for itself and our integration association demonstrates very good resistance to external challenges and economic risks. we demonstrate sustainable growth in the gross domestic product of sustainable growth in the volume of trade, which is growing annually and, of course , aimed at further developing this economic integration as a priority. of course, we are now looking at issues of technological sovereignty, these issues have come to the fore of our integration decisions taken regarding the support of industrialization projects. you know our initiative put forward by the prime minister last year to create a eurasian electric bus. these are concrete examples of where we can use our technological and manufacturing competencies. yes, it will allow us to create a model for the development of an electric bus throughout the entire space. uh, euroset we have grown parts.

settlements in national currencies today, 2/3 of the trade turnover that exists between countries in the eu, settlements are carried out in national currencies, and we, of course, have rebuilt logistics. today we are actively using the transport corridor north, south, only for 4 months of this year. we have increased the volume of cargo by 6 times, which cross the north-south transporter in the direction of asia, africa and latin america speaking about security, belarus has always taken a very active position on security issues, and we do not allow ourselves to be drawn into a hot war and do everything to establish peace in your opinion. why today kiev brussels washington is just a dynamite negotiation process, we really at all stages of this conflict have taken and continue to take a peaceful line, tuned to the search for a mutually arbitrary peaceful solution to this conflict. i will not go deep into

history. everyone perfectly remembers the agreements of 14-15 years. we remember very well, the twenty-second year of february bart, when three rounds of negotiations between russia and ukraine were held on belarusian territory and then continued in istanbul, we are really interested in finding a peaceful solution to this conflict and will consistently advance this line. unfortunately countries. the west today adhere to a different logic. they still have the illusion of defeating russia. here they are. they are still promoting the line of continuing the armed conflict, fueling with heavy weapons and implementing a policy aimed at weakening russia, well, this is an illusion that is absolutely hopeless. we are well aware that today they are not interested. they do not sit down at the negotiating table themselves, do not push ukraine to this. and in these conditions, of course, it is very difficult to expect that this process

will be restored in the near future. well, you know that belarus has always been in favor of a peaceful solution to this conflict, and for us, uh, it doesn't matter at all will negotiations take place in minsk, istanbul, beijing in the regions of assembly or flow? the main thing is to really be able to sit down and agree on the side of this conflict and put an end to this conflict. sergei fyodorovich, you have been in diplomacy for more than 3 decades, if i am not mistaken, but we will not remember. all this time, but for the last. it seems to me that the world has gone crazy for several years, we see how the world centers of power clashed, how the degree line grows at the frontation and that's it. this is around our country. that's how it is in this crazy world changing priorities of belarus' foreign policy is the foreign policy of belarus has always flowed from

our domestic policy fundamental interests of the basic interests. uh, always go from life to our foreign policy. never out of touch with reality. it has always been peace-loving, open, accessible and honest, of course, the main strategic priorities of our foreign policy. there were and remain strengthening of the sovereignty of the independence of our state ensuring the progressive socio-economic development of our state and society and improving the well-being of our citizens, of course today in tactical terms. security issues come to the fore, belarus is at the epicenter of this geopolitical rift that you spoke about, asking your question, we feel and experience all the lines of tension that are carried out along the perimeter, both in the european region and on a global scale. and, of course, we have to

take these factors into account not only when lining up. uh, and strengthen the defense capability of our state. well and b our work both internally and externally, belarus knows very well the price of war and peace. we just noted. national money of memory and sorrow of the victims of the great patriotic war and the genocide of the belarusian people, therefore, our efforts today should be aimed at ensuring that the sky over belarus remains peaceful, therefore our main foreign political vectors are peace creation and development. you know we foresaw this geopolitical confrontation long before it escalated and we entered such an armed phase with a number of serious measured initiatives. i

think everyone remembers very well our initiatives helsinki 2 digital neighborhood goodness belt. uh, dialogue in the spirit of san francisco, all these initiatives were put forward by the head of our state. well, unfortunately, they were not supported by western countries, we were told not yet the time. more time. for this they came. let's wait, but the development of events that we are witnessing clearly shows the correctness and absolute accuracy of the assessment of the situation back then again 10 years ago head of our state. his gift of foresight of where the world is heading. that's how, uh, these processes. it could have been stopped. we are confident that sooner or later common sense will prevail and peace will return, including to our initiatives, and we will be able to sit down at the negotiating table and calmly start

discussing issues. er, restoring confidence building a new european eurasian security architecture. and, of course, i am sure that belarus will play a very active role in these processes. we are operating in line. uh errand that was given by the head of state at the sixth all- belarusian meeting and naturally adapted the tactical priorities of our foreign political foreign economic activities to the main directions. they remain the same and truly strategic is the building of our relations of strategic partnership with the russian federation with the people's republic of china on the part of the eurasian union on the part of the cis but more and more. uh, attention and importance in the foreign policy activity of its foreign economic activity is acquiring cooperation with the countries of asia , africa and latin america, which show an active

interest in interaction not only in dialogue, but also in real cooperation in a number of areas, so we are systematically building this work and this work is yielding positive results. you know that our country's external trade balance is quite stable, we were able to withstand last year in the light of the unprecedented, uh, sanctions decisions and the collective west to reorient our export flows. ah, dynamics. the beginning of this year also confirms the correctness of this course. we have already grown by 14 and a half percent. e in terms of our exports. here we are today trading with e from 10080-9 countries. this is even more than the number of countries with which belarus has established diplomatic relations so far 183 sergey fedorovich by the way, we have been following the geography of your visits as head of belarusian diplomacy over the past six months. and this is just africa - this is

pakistan, that is, we see these countries and skeptics often say about these countries, they say, there is nothing to catch there. and what does the belarusian want to catch in these regions many believe that this is a fairly distant geography asia africa but in fact it is not, because it is strange with which we really manage not only to find a common language and a common understanding of the current features of the development of the world. well, really build quite a pragmatic mutually beneficial relationship. the fact is that today we in these countries find more, i understand, than a kiss next to our closest neighbors, to the west of brest, and this qualitatively emphasizes those opportunities. which open in countries and regions of asia and africa, these are no longer the countries that were 50 years ago. these are modern , highly developed states that also know the price of their sovereignty of their

independence, who are also looking for ways to get away from mono-dependence on certain countries, uh, which are sometimes imposed on them. e not only some political line, but sometimes also an economic path of development, therefore today our interests with these countries coincide and we see really great real prospects in expanding cooperation from asia, africa and latin america well let me give you an example, let's say pakistan , yes, that is, there, uh, historically yes , our tractors are well known, we have supplied tractors there and have been supplying them to the ussr since 1960 , for 16 years there was an assembly plant in pakistan. our tractors today, pakistan is showing interest in increasing the supply of our agricultural equipment, not only tractors, and they associate, in principle, our country with the possibilities of solving their

food security issues. market capacity. pakistan to date is 60.000. this is the niche that is opening up for us, it is very, very wide another example i will give in africa today african countries uh islands need agricultural and equipment islands need agricultural technologies are in dire need of fertilizers in food 35% of arable land in africa way processed and used to grow wheat from corn and others. e cereals by and large . today, the island faces the challenge of expanding agricultural land. use of technology of use of technology of use of fertilizers. and this is a huge niche for us. for belarus, which is self-sufficient in terms of agriculture, which actively promote their products to foreign markets, and today, as you know , we sell food to more than 100 countries of the world, that's why here, uh, absolutely clear

synergistic effects emerge from cooperation with these countries . unfortunately, here it is against belarus. in russia we see a truly unleashed, real economic war. the west does not get tired of building these sanctions intrigues. and the foreign ministry that the diplomats are ready to respond preemptively to find anti-belarusian plans. today, we are actively working, together with the government , to minimize the consequences of countries' sanctions decisions. west you know that the government has created a special anti-sation working group and there is an operational situational headquarters in which our ministry actively participates. this work is built on a multi-level basis both at the level of the government and at the level of our interaction with industries and at the level of our constant interaction with business entities, our diplomats, both the central office and the foreign institution of active magnitude, are involved in this work and

provide assistance in resolving all those problematic issues that arise sanctions. of course, not all issues can be resolved at once, but in some areas it takes time and we had to make a lot of efforts in order to redirect the dropping export flows from the west and from ukraine, this is somewhere about 40% of our exports, if we take last year's figures. but we were quite successful in reorienting these export flows and we continue this active work together with our industries and together with our economic entities, of course, we are also taking retaliatory measures. this is also part of the work that is being done, and you know that this salad of decisions and a list of unfriendly countries and restrictions on technological imports for western countries and restrictions on whole food products have been adopted. yes where are we

look self-sufficient. we're just limiting supplies. you know that this week a decision was made to restrict. yes, polish trailers and semi -trailers on the territory of belarus is a response to the latest sanctions decisions of warsaw against the republic of belarus . additional measures are being prepared, which i think that we will soon publicly learn with a light hand. so we do retaliatory measures or with a heavy soul. we do. this is very thoughtful, first of all, we evaluate economic risks and economic effects. we are absolutely not interested. these economic responses, especially decisions to shoot themselves in the foot, as western countries do, because we are well aware that all unprecedented sanctions. west, they are not only reflected in those countries in the relationship they take these sanctions, but a circle. these countries are expanding substantially. today it is already more than 50 countries . it includes china and the united arab

emirates. iran is not only russia, belarus , therefore, these sanctions are of direct action. yes, that is, they apply to very many countries, but the main thing is that they are hitting with a boomerang and we see, as it were, economic development in the countries of the european union in our neighboring countries. uh, inflation hitting records, consumer prices skyrocketing. we see that many enterprises curtail their activities due to the high cost and transfer their production to other countries, the growth of energy resources and the general deterioration in living conditions of the population in european politics by and large. today, cut off from e his people and of course, for sure on a certain stage the people from the development of their politicians. and we see already emerging processes of protests in the countries of the european union that are gaining momentum. we see, as it were , an increase in the popularity of parties that

are actually pursuing an anti-social line that advocates the resumption of dialogue. and i hope that these processes, yes, that is, they will come from below, because today's european politics, in my opinion, are besotted and sanctions have become the main tool of european and american diplomacy today. here it's like such a favorite toy, yes , an alternative, which they unfortunately cannot find, therefore, sooner or later this question. uh, it will become more acute in the european, primarily the continent yes, which today is really experiencing a very serious recession and very serious economic consequences. well, the most, of course, it is sad that the sanctions that europeans and americans have in the relations of our countries. they actually hit all the countries of the world without exception, these are sanctions of indirect, and indirect action, let's call it that, because, well, here in the course of my trips, we enter into my contacts

in the countries of asia and the countries of africa and the leadership of the foreign affairs agencies of latin america, we even see the concerns of these countries, well, i'm not talking about food security. uh, this is generally an area that today, in my understanding, should deserve the closest attention and universal international organizations, and we are grateful that the secretary general of the united nations is on our proposal. uh, responding and really trying to promote this agenda. well, almost all organizations are signaling this today, and he and the fao and amber and the wto, and many countries of the world, especially in africa in asia, latin america , which are directly faced with hunger , today 800 million people are starving three billion in the world, according to available statistics fao does not have access to quality food, that is, these figures speak for themselves and all the talk

of our lithuanian neighbors that belarus does not play a significant role in ensuring food security. e. stran of the global south, they are negligible, because i have already said that we export our superproducts to 100 countries of the world. you know that the volume of exports exceeds 8 billion. you know that we have 20% of the world 's reserves in knee fertilizers, which go to all corners of the world and which ensure food security, and we clearly see in our contacts with african countries especially yes , that is, a really urgent need, both in fertilizers and in agricultural technologies, these are the supplies that we our neighbors are blocking. if we talk about international structures, then here it is the osce. we see that they are transforming from essentially platforms for dialogue into e, platforms and tools for pressure and confrontation. the last uh, the decision on belarus and not

getting into the squad without the un is confirmation there. as there is no reaction to such politicized decisions. and what will be our line in these international structures? today we are witnessing extreme polarization, extreme politicization of many un platforms - this also applies to human rights. yes, where actually the western countries use the platform simply as their political tool, trying, uh, to punish countries that pursue an independent foreign policy that they pursue their sovereign on the line. both within their own countries and in the international arena. here, uh, we see the politicization of the international labor organization, yes, which, logically, should protect the interests of these uncles, but in fact the latest decision says absolutely the opposite. and this is , well, a complete degradation of both the organization itself and then and meaningful work, which for many years. this organization carried out in the plan, indeed, the development

of a tripartite dialogue between the governments of the workers and the employer does not take into account the level of social economy at all. the development in our country is the level of social and economic rights that the citizens of belarus have today and the level of development of the trade union movement, therefore it is sad that this degradation is really taking place and, of course, we will continue to work on the sites, promoting all the same a unifying agenda and promoting an honest view of the world and all our proposals that are aimed at restoring a fair world order and a fair nature of international relations. today we are actually forced to talk about the democratization of international relations, because, well, there is complete polarization and complete diktat that western countries use on international platforms in order to push through, i’m not afraid of this word, any decisions russians make of their interests, so there’s no end to the work here, and we

we will systematically carry out this work together with our allies, together with like-minded countries. russia is included in the strange group of defense of the un charter and this work, of course, will be. i think it will intensify in the coming years. you yourself have been working for a very long time. uh, in europe in the west. today there is someone to talk to and most importantly, is it still necessary to do this? i believe that it is necessary to talk always and everywhere, because there is no alternative to dialogue in the absence of dialogue. the confrontation will only intensify and become even more sophisticated forms. and we, of course, must make efforts, we are working for the diplomatic service. yes, in order to still build a channel for communication channels for dialogue, yes, and to promote a truly positive agenda. where it is possible, where it is impossible , of course, we are forced to react, yes, that is, to die, appropriate measures

that correspond to our fundamental national interest, and which, as it were, ensure the protection of sovereignty and independence. of our state, so today there is i will say a small part of european politicians. yes, with whom you can talk, we did not stop contacts with europe. of course, today they are very precise. well, let me give you an example of hungary. you know that my colleague came in february and we had a full round with him. e negotiations on the full range of our bilateral agenda of the economic agenda of the interaction of international organizations discussed regional situations and in april, we held an intergovernmental commission. yes, that is, perhaps this is the first country in the european union yes, with which we succeeded. in principle, to restore these forms of interaction and successfully implement them. what's more, there are quite good prospects in terms of economic cooperation. and we have introduced this work with video and will continue to do so, and in

general, we have a very clear directive from the head of our state. e, in part of ours. the president clearly said that there is no need to leave the markets of europe, relatives, where we may have to to preserve and where possible to increase our presence, therefore this work is being carried out , work is also being carried out through the business of the unions. this is probably the most uh formula available today. uh, interactions with european countries, but we continue to contact both the political level and think tanks. and i hope sooner or later. we can at least, of course, draw serious lessons from our previous experience of interaction with the european union. and, of course, we will take them very seriously in our future working with them, in her message, the president quite emotionally said that if the twentieth year had not happened in belarus, then

it would just have to be invented. what lessons did you learn for yourself from the events of 2020. in order to talk about the lessons, i would probably look even more back, but the last decades, yes, which preceded, er, the twentieth year, when we really succeeded in the foreign policy, er, circuit. er, well, enough to successfully line up. uh, such a multi-vector interaction with our strategic partners. that's also what i was talking about, russia and the eurasian countries, the people's republic of china. we actively developed cooperation with far-arc countries. we have actively ordered dialogue and cooperation with the countries of the european union. and even the united states and this cooperation was built systematically. here we have reached the stage when almost all restrictive measures and all sanctions against the republic of belarus were either canceled or suspended. this collaboration really confirmed.

yes, belarus occupies a worthy place in system of international relations and evenly develops relations. i am with all the centers of the big world, but we were constantly told by european partners that we would be interested in supporting and strengthening the sovereignty of the independence of your country. this has been emphasized at various levels. you know that there were a lot of visits, including high-level visits to the countries of the european union, the usa, but the events of the twentieth year showed how hypocritical the policy of the countries of the western attitude of our country was. i don't think we're the only ones who saw it. saw the whole world and for us today it is quite obvious. yes, any arrangements that we can have with the strange west, they have a limited shelf life. forgive me because of this expression, therefore.