The situation of a transit state situated between
Russia
and European Union gives
Belarus
potential possibility to participate in economic relations of West and East. The issue of energy safety of
Europe
is especially important. For the sake of it EU can «close eyes on the situation with human rights in
Belarus
». This is the opinion a Russian political scientist Andrei Suzdaltsev has expressed to BelaPAN Information Agency after a conference on energy safety which took place not long ago in
Vilnius
(
Lithuania
).
«It is obvious that Russia will not give Europe the access to its resources in nearest decades, as well as Europe will not allow Russia to get adequate access to its markets. The sides will sick for possibilities of pressure on one another, and
Belarus
has a chance to sell its transit energy vector to the West. But the price of it will be the prolongation of the present Belarusian authority… To provide Lukashenka with life-long presidency is a minor price for energy safety», — said Andrei Suzdaltsev.
Andrei Yahorau, a Belarusian political scientist and e[pert of Agency of Humanitarian Technologies, disagrees with this opinion.
«Mr. Suzdaltsev keeps frightening Belarusians, who are democracy oriented, with the danger of contacts with the West and with the treachery of
Europe
. It is obvious that all of his comments are based on simple economizm and promoting interests of
Russia
, — said Andrei Yahorau to Eurobelarus.info. — What does it mean that «EU will close eyes on the situation with human rights in
Belarus
»? European Union is not
Russia
, they have democracy, and it means that political decisions are made through the dialogue of different strategies. Europe will not ignore problems with human rights in
Belarus
, as European civil society will not let them to be ignored».
«Besides, political regime in
Belarus
is stable and it will be stable for a long time with no reference to who will own the system of gas transporting», — said Andrei Yahorau.
Andrei Aliaksandrau
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