ROME (Sputnik) — Europe does not want to accept the current geopolitical reality in Eurasia and is not yet ready for inter-bloc dialogue, State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Grigory Rapota told Russian journalists in Rome.
“If one is serious about the formation of an integration system from Lisbon to Vladivostok, how can one reject two thirds of the territory that separates them? Politics starts with accepting political realities. There are realities in Europe and Eurasia, and pretending that they don’t exist will only lead to an impasse,” he said. Rapota was speaking at the 4th Eurasian Seminar that took place on Thursday in the Italian capital.
He said one may “like or dislike” current realities but they have to be accepted. “The EU is refusing to, and that’s a fact,” Rapota added.
In his opinion, “the integration associations should engage in dialogue but whether it is possible or not depends on the EU.”
“They (Europe) have received all manner of proposals, signals and offers. Let’s start a dialogue and see what benefits we can derive for our nations from this cooperation,” Rapota emphasized.
He stated that “there is no dialogue between blocs” despite continued cooperation with individual European countries.
