Belarus against compulsion to choose between East and West

Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said here on Tuesday his country opposes compulsion to choose between European and Eurasian integration.

Belarus believes it is unacceptable for countries to make their choice between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Makei told reporters following a meeting with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovand.

He called the European Union to heed its neighbors' interests, including Russia.

In turn, Lavrov said that Russia appreciates that Belarus is expanding its cooperation with the West, taking into account its obligations under the EAEC and Collective Security Treaty Organization.

Earlier Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Misk could not be forced to choose between East and West. Endit