Belarusian MPs on
Tuesday said they supported Russia's move to accept the independence of the
renegade Georgian provinces South Ossetia and Abkhaziav,
dpa reported, refer to the Belapan news agency. "I
think it was an absolutely correct decision," said Sergei Kostian, a
member of the parliament international affairs committee. "All responsible
people should support Russia, so as to put an end to the unilateral influence
in the world of the US and the European Union."
Kostian echoed earlier Kremlin statements, drawing a parallel between
international recognition of Kosovo's independence, and Russia's recognition of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence.
"Have the US and the West forgotten, how they accepted Kosovo's
independence, how they bombed Yugoslavia, are bombing Iraq, and have forgotten Afghanistan?" he asked.
"Russia has irrevocably got up off of her knees," said MP Sergei
Gaidukevich.
"(Russia) has announced that she is a major state able to influence the
geopolitical situation in the world ... and she has begun to act using the
language of the US, on the basis of her interests, without worrying about the
dissatisfaction of other countries," Gaidukevich said. dpa sbk mga