On the Participation of Mr.Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, in the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly

29 September 2013

29-09-2013

On September 28, 2013 during the visit to New York Mr.Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, took part in the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly.

In his statement Mr.Vladimir Makei draw attention to the fact that mankind fails to follow in its societal evolution the pace at which globalisation proceeds. That failure to adjust fast and effectively generates an array of problems – political, economic, social. To solve these problems, according to Minister, we need a mechanism that will enable us to address the dilemma in an agile and efficient way. It would be more appropriate to call it “a new global order”.

The Head of Belarusian delegation suggested that we should start with empowering the state. Only a strong state could address the problems of a “forgotten man”. Mr.Vladimir Makei also put such a question: why does the political internal setting of, say, Belarus or Cuba, serve as the basis for some countries to pursue the illegitimate, in terms of international law, policies of sanctions and coercion against these states?

Minister draw attention to the need to devise a comprehensive post-2015 UN development agenda, especially in those areas that were not covered by the Millennium Development Goals, like, for example, migration, energy, employment.

According to Mr.Vladimir Makei the greatest danger is to act in a complex setting with the logic of yesterday, that is, with “business as usual”. We are certain that only by shaking off such an approach, will we be able to forge a global order that benefits all people on earth, Minister said.