Council of Republic initiates statement on ‘outrageous incident with Belarus state flag in Riga
MINSK, 25 May (BelTA) - The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus has initiated a statement regarding an ‘outrageous incident with the Belarusian national flag in Riga, Sergei Rachkov, Chairman of the International Affairs and National Security Commission of the Council of the Republic, told BelTA.
At the meeting on 25 May the Council of the Republic s presidium decided that the corresponding statement would be made at the forthcoming session. The initiative was supported by the House of Representatives MPs.
“We are outraged by the actions carried out by the high-ranking political and state officials of the Republic of Latvia in Riga with regard to the Belarusian state flag,” said Sergei Rachkov.
Belarusian MP describes CSTO as guarantor of international, regional security
Photo courtesy of the Council of the Republic
MINSK, 25 May (BelTA) – Chairman of the International Affairs and National Security Commission of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Sergei Rachkov took part in a session of the coordinating conference of heads of defense and security committees (commissions) of the parliaments of the CSTO member states under the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Moscow, BelTA learned from the upper house of the Belarusian Parliament.
The meeting was led by Vladimir Shamanov, Chairman of the Committee on Defense of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly. Eight issues were considered during the meeting. The MPs heard the report of CSTO Deputy Secretary General Samat Ordabayev on countering the challenges and threats to collective security, the state and prospects of military cooperation within the framework of the Collective
Senator: Revival of Nazi ideology in Belarus is unacceptable
Sergei Rachkov
MINSK, 21 May (BelTA) - The revival of Nazi ideology in Belarus is unacceptable, Sergei Rachkov, Chairman of the International Affairs and National Security Commission of the Council of the Republic, said as he took part in the meeting of BelTA s Expert Community project to discuss the laws to prevent the rehabilitation of Nazism and to counter extremism. The laws are important. During the events of 2020, we saw the attempts by the destructive forces to use the ideas of Nazism to rock the boat in our country. Unfortunately, we must acknowledge that such events are taking place in our country that suffered the worst during the Great Patriotic War, having lost 3 million people, Sergei Rachkov said.
Andrei Savinykh
Andrei Savinykh
Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives
We should respond to all threats in an appropriate and timely manner, Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs of the House of Representatives Andrei Savinykh said at the international conference “Responding to external challenges and threats: Parliamentary dimension of the Union State [of Belarus and Russia], BelTA has learned.
“First of all, I would like to stress that not only the military and politicians, but all citizens are responsible for defending their Motherland. Politicians, of course, can play an important role in this field. Contemporary warfare differs fundamentally from traditional wars. It is waged not by means of force and with the use of military equipment, but with the help of cognitive technologies, ideology, and economic pressure. All this comes within the scope of politicians: it is about negotiations, where part
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