Guerra fredda: Lukashenko spoke

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> Lukashenko: Belarus will defend its interests by all available means
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> 04.07.2013 13:26
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> MINSK, 4 July (BelTA) - Belarus will advance its national interests by
> all available means, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander
> Lukashenko has said as he received graduates of the Faculty of the
> General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Command Staff Faculty of the
> Military Academy of Belarus as well as Russian military schools on 4
> July, BelTA has learnt.
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> The President emphasized that Belarusians like no other know the price
> for peace and are always ready to defend their sovereignty. "The events
> of recent years have shown that military power, unfortunately, remains
> an instrument of dealing with international political and economic
> issues. More and more countries become the target of barefaced
> aggression in disguise of specious excuses of promoting democracy,
> combating international terrorism, preventing the spread of weapons of
> mass destruction. These efforts have brought about the recent events in
> North Africa and the Middle East. These regions were plunged into chaos,
> anarchy and lawlessness," the head of state said.
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> "These disturbing circumstances require us to maintain our security,
> sovereignty and independence relying primarily on our own resources.
> Belarus has no geopolitical ambitions, but we will defend our national
> interests using all available means. We have the latest weapons to give
> an adequate response to external and internal threats of the national
> security; we have maintained a high morale, professionalism and
> authority of the military and law enforcement; we have established our
> own military training practices," Alexander Lukashenko said.
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> The head of state noted that the quality and efficiency of training
> offered by the Military Academy of Belarus are recognized far beyond the
> country. He noted that the development of military forces of any country
> is a continuous process. "You will have to deal with complicated and
> responsible tasks associated with the military personnel training,
> maintenance of combat and mobilization readiness, border protection,
> maintenance of public security, anti-corruption efforts and protection
> of economic security," Alexander Lukashenko said.
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> The head of state noted that many of the attendees will take part in a
> very important operational training event in September 2013 - a
> Belarus-Russia joint strategic military exercise West 2013. "You should
> focus on promoting patriotism and readiness to defend the national
> interests of Belarus," the Belarusian leader noted.
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> The head of state said that it is necessary to constantly improve 
> professional skills to be able to keep up with the time. "The biggest
> success will come to those who will be able to demonstrate knowledge,
> iron discipline and total devotion," Alexander Lukashenko said.
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> The President greeted officers of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan who
> graduated from the Faculty of the General Staff of the Armed Forces:
> "Successful completion of the training course in this educational
> facility is a testimony to efficient military ties between our countries
> and fruitful bilateral cooperation. You should know that you are always
> welcome in Belarus, while our friendship with the brotherly people of
> Kazakhstan will remain a most important factor of maintaining security
> of the two states".
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