Belarus Foreign Minister Addresses UNGA on World Order, History, and Global Cooperation

Historical Revisionism and WWII Memory

• 💡 The Belarusian Foreign Minister highlights the theme "Better together" for the UNGA's 80th session, emphasizing unity.
• 🌍 He stresses the importance of remembering the Second World War and the Soviet people's decisive contribution to victory.
• ⚠️ Concerns are raised about the West rewriting history, demolishing monuments, and promoting Nazi slogans, questioning the legitimacy of the post-war world order.
• 🕯️ Belarus emphasizes preserving the memory of WWII atrocities, including burned villages and millions of victims, to prevent future genocides and ideologies of racial superiority.

UN's Role and Need for Reform

• 🏛️ Belarus, a founding member, asserts its right to speak on the UN's 80th anniversary, noting its consistent support for the organization.
• 🌐 The UN remains central due to its legitimacy and universal membership, but its universality is undermined by attempts to use it as a tool for narrow interests.
• 🕊️ While the UN Security Council prevents direct great power conflict, its influence is waning, and the UN has failed to prevent many regional conflicts.
• 📈 Reforms are needed, particularly expanding the Security Council to include permanent members from Africa, Latin America, and Asia, reflecting the organization's expanded membership.
• ⚠️ The US reducing support for the UN is a concerning wake-up call, risking the UN's fate similar to the League of Nations.

Indivisible Security and European Borders

• 📜 The 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act is noted, which consolidated post-WWII realities and promoted indivisible security.
• 💥 The principle of indivisible security has been forgotten by the West, leading to NATO expansion, undermining European balance, and causing conflicts like in Ukraine.
• 🚧 European neighbors are erecting fences, mines, and trenches on borders with Belarus and Russia, creating a narrative of threat and causing victims among migrants and border guards.
• 🧱 A comparison is drawn between the Berlin Wall and the new, longer walls being built on the EU's eastern border, symbolizing division and loss of life.

Eurasian Cooperation and Global Governance

• 🗺️ Belarus proposes a Eurasian Charter of Multipolarity and Diversity and an architecture of equal and indivisible security.
• 🌍 The East, now representing the global majority, is a powerful and growing force that must be reckoned with, signaling the end of Western dictates.
• 📉 European countries face declining economic competitiveness, rising inequality, and a financial abyss due to militarization and failed multiculturalism policies.
• 🤝 Regionalization and cooperation mechanisms like BRICS, SCO, ASEAN, and the African Union are growing, reflecting the interests of the global majority and promoting fair multipolar economic architecture.
• 🌏 Belarus fully supports China's initiative on global governance, emphasizing the need for a new world order built together.

The Agony of a New World Being Born

• ⏳ The 25th anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals is marked, contrasting initial hopes with current realities of increased displacement and poverty.
• 💔 Conflicts in Ukraine, Palestine, Syria, and other regions, along with trillions spent on militarization, have negated the positive impacts of technological interconnectedness.
• 🇨🇺 The economic blockade of Cuba and unfounded accusations against Venezuela are cited as examples of unjust actions.
• ⚖️ Western elites, with a modernized colonial mindset, continue to impose democracy and weaponize the economy, causing wars, chaos, and hindering development.
• 🌟 The idea of a new world, built together by the global majority, is contrasted with the old world's resistance to change, highlighting the ongoing struggle for a more equitable future.