Ukraine reaffirmed his friendship with Mr Lukashenko

Canada has decided not to resort to drastic steps in relations with Belarus, because, unlike the EU, Kiev has much closer economic ties with Minsk. This was stated by Director of Information Policy Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Voloshin, in an interview with Deutsche Welle. According to him, now in Ukraine are not talking about sanctions against Belarus, as called for in the EU. At the same remya Ukrainian side does not share the approach of the Belarusian authorities to relations with the opposition in this Alexander Lukashenko was advisable to take a step towards the opposition, to address the concerns that exist in the EU, said Oleg Voloshin. The representative of the foreign ministry said that Ukraine for the inauguration of President of Belarus was represented by ambassador in Minsk Roman Immortal. "Politically, we will not make any sudden moves. Anti-Belarusian sentiment in Ukraine or at the level of elites, or at the societal level there. But at the same time we can not ignore the fact that the elections in Belarus, international organizations are recognized in conformity with democratic standards. And, in principle, the level of our presence at the inauguration of speaks for itself, "- said Oleg Voloshin. As we know, on January 21 Minsk hosted the solemn inauguration ceremony of newly elected President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. Earlier it was reported that EU countries have decided to take no part in this event. They all went to a meeting dippersonala to Lithuania, after which once again return to the Belarusian capital. Recall that on December 19 in Belarus held presidential elections in which, according to the Central Election Commission, defeated incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko, gaining 79.65% of the vote. The evening of 19 December, police suppressed opposition protests in Minsk, arresting more than 600 people, among whom were seven opposition candidates for president. Ministry of Industry