Lukashenka at UN meeting: Why was Hussein killed? Why was Gaddafi crucified?

The dictator made a speech at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York.

Aliaksandr Lukashenka tried to lecture Western leaders, regretted the collapse of the USSR and said what the real democracy was. BelTA news agency quotes the ruler.

“Under the pretext of Iraq having chemical weapons, the known states decided to democratize the country. Where are these chemical weapons? Where is the democracy in Iraq? For what was the President of Iraq killed? How is the country doing in general, and what is the future of the Iraqi people? Do people live better now? No,” the dictator said. “Did you, the guilty, say that it was a mistake and it would be better to stop? No, you moved further. You started with Tunisia and ended in Libya. The scenario is the same. You crucified President Gaddafi and destroyed the country. Is Libya better off now? No. Is Libya a cohesive state today?”. he noted.

The dictator mentioned the Ukrainian crisis. “If we do not stop the bloodshed in Europe, this fratricidal slaughter, if we allow the escalation of this conflict, the entire civilized world will feel the tragic repercussions. This will mean another step toward a global conflict, and perhaps toward another world war, this time in the center of the civilized advanced world,” he said.

“Having entered a new millennium we seem to fail to understand how fragile the peace and human civilization is,” Lukashenka said to the audience. He noted he would like the powers that be to understand one thing.

“It is obvious that today there is no force that can stop you. All of you, however, are religious people, and many of you even pray in public. The Lord sees everything and he is truthful. What if he gets angry and punishes the guilty? You and your people who will innocently suffer because of your ventures,” the Belarusian ruler said.

“I think it is time you stopped. It is necessary to help people from poor countries with clothes, medical treatment and education. Feed the hungry, save children's lives and you will be rewarded,” Lukashenka said.

The United Nations shouldn't be used to demonstrate someone's force, he stressed.

“As a UN member, I cannot but speak about the crisis of international structures. It seems that today their role is to be a place for the states to argue and often to be a means of pressure on the states that cannot please the great of the world.”

“Have a look at a great number of resolutions passed at the UN. Does the voting help address conflicts? Does it serve the consolidation of the world community? Do these resolutions improve the people's life?” the Belarusian ruler continued. “Let us speak frankly: “They do not”. They vote and start dividing. It generates more distrust and disunity. I am convinced that the UN should not be used for the demonstration of one's power. It weakens the Organization and destroys trust in it, contradicts its very nature and mission,” he stressed.

According to Lukashenka, it is hardly surprising that the traditional international structures have been playing an insufficient role both in the prevention of conflicts and their settlement. “We should put an end to this malpractice. The UN should be a venue for cooperation, not confrontation,”

The world has come to the UN Summit more divided than it has been over the past three decades, the dictator noted with regret.

“The planet has been rocked by numerous armed conflicts and terrorist acts. It is sad that the growing global threats do not receive the adequate response,” the Belarusian leader said.

“The planet has been rocked by numerous armed conflicts and terrorist acts. It is sad that the growing global threats do not receive the adequate response,” he said. Lukashenka drew attention to the fact that the balance of power that had been lost with the disintegration of the Soviet Union wasn't restored so far.

“There is no balance of power. There is no peace, no stability. This is a systemic crisis. In any system the power acts unchecked if it is the only power. In this situation it aspires only to its prosperity and solves its problems at the expense of others,” the dictator thinks. “The policy of hegemonism and national egoism leads to a wide use of pressure, sanctions, restrictions and military actions. As a result we lose trust in each other,” the head of Belarus stressed.

He noted that mutual estrangement is a feature typical of not only big countries. “Many do not even want to understand traditions, culture and beliefs of other nations,” he said. “It is clear that the rebalancing of power is a long way to a multipolar world. We will approach this goal if we act, not wait idly,”he thinks.

“We need to acknowledge that we are different and that every nation, every country has a right to choose its own development path. Our diversity is key to the common progress and the success of each of us,” Aliaksandr Lukashenka emphasised. “Such an approach will let us restore trust in our international life.”

According to the Belarusian president, to achieve this it is necessary to meet, engage in a dialogue, and find solutions and ways towards constructive cooperation.

“The history teaches us that any state that strives for the sole leadership role without regard to the interests of others is ultimately doomed to failure and self-destruction. Any advantage at the expense of someone else is short-lived and flawed. The conventional wisdom says that you cannot build your happiness on someone else's pain,” the dictator said.

Belarus attaches particular importance to the prevention of armed conflicts and threats to human life, Lukashenka said. According to the head of state, sustainable development of any country is impossible without peace and security.

“The Belarusian people learned this enduring truth from their life experience. Last century Belarus was the place of the bloodiest battles of the two world wars,” he recalled. “Having lost one third of its population in the war against the Nazis, Belarus rose from the ashes, and now cherishes peace and concord in the society, strives to secure the well-being of its people and sustainable development of the state.”

According to the dictator, during the years of sovereign existence Belarus has fulfilled with honor the millennium development goals related to eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving 100% adult literacy, promoting gender equality, social-political stability, and preventing ethnic and religious discrimination. “We have no maternal mortality. The child mortality is the lowest in the world. The democracy is about these things rather than the ideas that our Western teachers are trying to impose on us,” Aliaksandr Lukashenka stressed.