DATE:
03/10/2009
Russia itself is to blame for the fact that Belarus has not yet recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Alyaksandr Lukashenka told a group of visiting Russian provincial reporters in Minsk on Friday.
Mr. Lukashenka stressed that Belarus has excellent relations with those republics. "I've already said many times that in Abkhazia, I'm a good man for them," he said. "To date, we've had good relations with Abkhazia. We had very few contacts with South Ossetia, but when that misfortune [2008 South Ossetia war] occurred, I sent a group of people there to offer humanitarian assistance. Our lawmakers went there."
Source:
http://www.kyivpost.com/world/50033
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