Moldovan experts consider that Moldova will gain benefits from the President of Belarus’ visit to Chisinau, but, for his part, Alexandr Lukashenko also pursues certain goals. Such conclusions were formulated in the analytical programs of the channels Moldova 1 and Publika TV, IPN reports.
In the program “Moldova live” on Moldova 1, director of the European Institute for Political Studies Viorel Cibotaru said that owing to Lukashenko’s regime, Belarus is fully isolated from the West and now, coming as a pacificator to Moldova, which suffers the consequences of Russia’s ban, he wants to improve the relations with the West and to gain political capital before the presidential elections. Moldova should benefit from this visit. “I expect the situation will ameliorate in light of Lukashenko’s visit,” he stated.
In the same program, political analyst Vitali Andrievschi noted that Alexandr Lukashenko is probably afraid of Vladimir Putin, who could cause separatism on the territory of Belarus by his project “Novorossia”. “It’s not excluded that Alexandr Lukashenko fears separatism and thus wants to have relations with Ukraine and Moldova and to improve his relations with the West through the agency of these countries,” he said.
Political commentator Roman Mihaes, in the program “Fabrika” on Publika TV, stated that Belarus’ support came as a lifebuoy for Moldova given Russia’s ban, but Lukashenko pursues particular goals by offering support. “I think Belarus wants to sell its products to Europe through Moldova. By coming closer to Moldova, Belarus comes closer to Europe,” he stated.
Doctor of Law Alexandru Cauia also considers that by coming closer to Moldova, Lukashenko wants to enter the EU market so as to sell the products of Belarus there.
Vice director of the Institute of Legal and Political Research of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova Victor Juc believes that the Belarusian leader’s visit is a positive one. “Lukashenko didn’t propagate the Customs Union in Moldova and said that he does not see impediments in the fact that Moldova chose to follow the European course. Two fundamental ideas can be extracted from Lukashenko’s speech – the national interest should prevail in the relations between the two states and there should be peaceful coexistence.
