The issue of the Union State security in the context of global geopolitical transformation was raised on October 30 at an international conference in Minsk. The meeting with specialists from the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research was held at the initiative of the State Secretariat of the Security Council of Belarus.
In particular, the conversation was dedicated to the updated Concept of security of the Union State.
The draft document was developed by a specially created Belarusian-Russian interdepartmental working group in accordance with the Resolution of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.
The meeting format is unique in many ways. The round table brought together not only representatives of the power bloc, but also experts and analysts from Belarus and Russia – leaders of public opinion.
Anatoly Boyashov, Chief Advisor of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research:
"Through discussions, we hope to find common answers to challenges being the case in the world today. First of all, this is interference in internal affairs from the outside, foreign electoral interference. Today, the dynamics of this intervention is changing, we see that its forms are becoming much more complicated."
As the Deputy State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus noted, the situation in the entire Eurasian region depends on how well the security of our two countries is ensured. The security of the Union State is generally considered in the pan-Eurasian context.
"The main goal of our concept is to see the problems that have arisen in the 25 years since the adoption of the current concept (because the world has changed significantly), to see the strategic interests of our Union State and the ways of our further movement," Alexander Neverovsky, Deputy Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus, said.
Positions of safe development should be laid. It is development and the paradigm of development that should be at the core, because the safety of static systems in such a turbulent world is impossible. - Oleg Makarov, Director of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research
Alexander Neverovsky also noted the important role of the scientific and expert community in the development of draft conceptual documents.
Marianna Shchetkina, Head of the Representative Office of the Standing Committee of the Union State in Minsk:
"Today Belarus and Russia are the strongest players in the field of scientific and information space. Scientific potentials of Russia and Belarus are coordinated and complement each other with strengths. If we take the programs of the Union State, then from 2000 to 2023, more than 80 programs worth more than 65 billion Russian rubles were implemented."
The focus of the Concept of joint security of Belarus and Russia remains unchanged - to create all necessary conditions for maintaining peace and stability on the territory of the two countries. The draft document is scheduled to be considered at the upcoming meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State on December 5.