President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, speaking at an extraordinary session of the CSTO collective security council, noticed that Armenia and Azerbaijan are friendly countries for all others in the CIS space, BelTA reports.
Lukashenko emphasized that the issue between Armenia and Azerbaijan needs to be resolved now – with President Ilham Aliyev, a leader who can be agreed with.
“The question is very sensitive and scrupulous. This is not that, on the one hand – the CSTO and we, members of the CSTO, and on the other hand – Azerbaijan. These are our friendly two countries … We, members of the CIS, together with Azerbaijan and Armenia. We have very close ties with the Orthodox Armenia close to us. And Azerbaijan very close to us by the Muslim state. This is especially sensitive to other members of the CSTO, including the Russian Federation where 30 million Muslims. That is, all the nuances, all Factors must be taken into account, ”says the Belarusian leader.
Lukashenko, continuing his speech, indicated: “… Well, are Azerbaijan that the heads of states and countries here are some kind of enemy or enemy? No. I confirm what is said by President Putin and Armenia and Azerbaijan – These are the native states of us. And this is the peculiarity of the situation. We cannot but take into account this. “
“Azerbaijan leads … Ilham Aliyev. What will happen tomorrow … no one knows. Therefore, these issues … must be solved now. Under the current leadership of Azerbaijan, – said Alexander Lukashenko.” Whoever stood behind Azerbaijan They say that Turkey is there and so on. So what? This is politics. The Turks support Azerbaijan because they are close and relatives. “