Belarus ready to come up with symmetrical response to western sanctions – premier
<p> MINSK, May 4 - PrimePress. Belarus is ready to respond symmetrically to the sanctions imposed by the West, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said on 4 May. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his words, Belarus experienced various forms of sanction-based pressure over the course of several years. “We moderately respond to these attacks, not only verbally, not only with statements, but with specific economic measures. We don't want to use sanctions indiscriminately like our opponents, this is why we respond both symmetrically and asymmetrically… But we expect that common sense will prevail and we will not reach a point when we have to respond symmetrically. But if the situation demands it, we are ready for it,” BelTA reports citing Golovchenko as saying. </p> <p> </p> <p> The official expects common sense to ultimately prevail in political and business circles in the West and they will stop sanction-based pressure. Moreover, such countries as Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Ukraine have serious business interests in Belarus, said Golovchenko. End </p>
2021-05-05
Primepress
Belarus ready to come up with symmetrical response to western sanctions – premier
MINSK, May 4 - PrimePress. Belarus is ready to respond symmetrically to the sanctions imposed by the West, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said on 4 May.
In his words, Belarus experienced various forms of sanction-based pressure over the course of several years. “We moderately respond to these attacks, not only verbally, not only with statements, but with specific economic measures. We don't want to use sanctions indiscriminately like our opponents, this is why we respond both symmetrically and asymmetrically… But we expect that common sense will prevail and we will not reach a point when we have to respond symmetrically. But if the situation demands it, we are ready for it,” BelTA reports citing Golovchenko as saying.
The official expects common sense to ultimately prevail in political and business circles in the West and they will stop sanction-based pressure. Moreover, such countries as Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Ukraine have serious business interests in Belarus, said Golovchenko. End