How Lukashenko Told Another "fairy Tale About A White Bull" In Algeria
- 3.12.2025, 16:52
Let's compare the ruler's statements for different years.
During his visit to Algeria, Lukashenko habitually started talking about the need to deepen cooperation between the two countries in order to "significantly increase" the volume of mutual trade, writes "Salidarnasts".
According to propaganda, trade turnover has increased significantly in recent years. By the end of 2024, it amounted to just over $49 million. For comparison: before the kovidny 2020, the volume of mutual trade was balanced at an average of 10 million, and in 2023 it amounted to only 3 million.
And now let us remember that Lukashenko spoke about the need to deepen and build up in previous years.
I believe that now it is necessary to more actively develop the existing potential of mutually beneficial cooperation, expanding and strengthening ties between the business circles of the two countries.
2010
In 2015, the ruler called Algeria "a reliable partner of Belarus on the African continent" and urged to "make every effort to increase bilateral trade, expand business cooperation, implement joint projects in various areas."
But three years later, it became clear to the ruler himself that things are not going well in this direction. About what he told at a meeting with the then head of the Foreign Ministry of Algeria Abdelkader Messahel.
The level of relations that we have with your friendly country can not be recognized as satisfactory. Especially against the background of a decline in trade and economic ties. This is both your and our fault.
2018
And this is the most recent quote heard during the current visit:
"In recent years, the dynamics of our relations have been significantly strengthened, and we need to move in this direction. But the trade turnover that we have today does not reflect the potential of our countries at all. We have held a forum of business circles of Belarus and Algeria here, established direct relations between companies. I think we will be able to significantly increase trade turnover. We are obligatory people and will strictly observe our agreements. There will be no inhibition on our part.
But whether Lukashenko himself believes it is a big question. At a recent meeting on the development of cooperation with African countries, he asked Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov, who was in Algeria: "Are we late to Algeria with our products or not?".