Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
MINSK, May 10 /Xinhua/ — An opinion article by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Russian media demonstrates the similarity of the views of the Belarusian and Chinese peoples on preserving historical memory, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov said in an interview with Xinhua on Friday before a military parade in Minsk dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Soviet people’s victory in the Great Patriotic War.
“I have read the author’s article by the Chairman of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. It is a great article. It once again demonstrates that the Chairman of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko have the same views on international issues, on history, on the world order that should be formed today,” he said.
He noted that he was very glad that the Belarusian and Chinese peoples had the same views on the issues of preserving historical memory. “The Chinese people, like the Belarusian people, once lived through very tragic events in their history. You, like us, also had a harsh occupation. We remember all its tragic moments very well: the Nanjing Massacre, the atrocities of Japanese militarists in other parts of China. This unites us, because we went through that time and we emerged from that war as victors. We, like no one else, lost a great many of our citizens. Our infrastructure was destroyed. Therefore, we, like no one else, value peace and understand what needs to be done for it,” M. Ryzhenkov emphasized.
According to him, this is precisely why today the two countries are unanimously speaking on the international stage with peace initiatives. “These initiatives are called upon to create a new world order based on the principles of justice, mutual respect, mutual understanding and multicultural development,” the minister said. –0–