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Bridging the East-West divide: Is Belarus the answer?

Published: 27 April, 2009, 12:32


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In his annual message to the Parliament, Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko said that his country’s mission is to become “a bridge between the East and the West."

 
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Jacek May 13, 2009, 19:23 quote
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Belarus should cooperate with Russia and EU. I think it is posible.

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