Valery Revenko, head of the department of international military cooperation of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense, said that the republic is ready to cooperate with the North Atlantic Alliance in certain areas, but, according to him, Brussels should take into account the strategic nature of relations. Between Minsk and Moscow. It is reported telegram channel Defense Department.
Revenko emphasized that Belarus, which is the epicenter of events in Europe, should consider establishing mutually beneficial relations, including with member states of the NATO bloc.
But let’s start from the fact that the Russian Federation is our strategic ally. If you are satisfied with this thesis, let’s continue our work after this provision.
The representative of the Ministry reminded that Minsk and Brussels cooperate in fields such as language education and peacekeeping.
“We worked normally and collaborated until a certain time,” Revenko said.
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said “deeply regretDue to the termination of cooperation with Russia. According to the Secretary General, the North Atlantic Alliance has been striving for decades to improve relations with the Russian Federation.