BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

10/05/2007

Belarusian President Slams 'Partisans Of Democracy' On Victory Day

Alyaksandr Lukashenka led a march of some 6,000 World War II veterans in Minsk on May 9 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the war, Belapan reported. In a speech during a wreath-laying ceremony on Victory Square, Lukashenka condemned the "present claimants to world domination who try to use warfare as a tool of foreign policy, advance their geopolitical and predatory economic interests with the help of force, and oppress the states that have embarked on an independent path of development." Lukashenka continued, "In violation of international treaties and agreements, the NATO military and political bloc is expanding and deploying new military bases near the borders of peace-loving countries and, in the first instance, near our borders." He also noted that the "so-called partisans of democracy" have repeatedly attempted to provoke a new colored revolution against "our quiet Belarus," but stressed that "these subversive tactics" have been resolutely rejected by the Belarusian people. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/05/3-cee/cee-100507.asp