Aliaksandr Lukashenka apparently chose not to congratulate Barack Obama on his reelection for a second term as president of the United States.
In 2008, the Belarusian leader congratulated Obama on his election victory, but the US president failed to congratulate Lukashenka on his reelection in 2010, Paviel Liohki, head of the presidential press office, noted in an interview with European Radio for Belarus.
“The White House tenant refrained from congratulations,” Liohki said. “There is a principle of reciprocity in diplomacy, which implies a reciprocal reaction.”
Lukashenka said on Tuesday that he did not expect any significant change in the United States' policy regarding Belarus after its November 6 presidential election.
“Little will change in the United States' policy regarding Belarus, no matter whether Obama or Romney is elected,” he told reporters in Minsk. “I have little expectation of anything changing, but we are ready for changes if the Americans are ready for such steps.”
He downplayed the US presidential candidates' campaign rhetoric, saying that “what they say before is not always what they do after the election.”
Commenting on the incumbent US president's decision to vote early in the election, Lukashenka noted that the United States had often criticized the early voting process in Belarus. “But before reproaching [Belarus], they should take a look at their own country,” he said.
Lukashenka said that he had never cast his ballot early because “it would be wrong considering my position to vote early in secret.”
A month ago, on October 8, Lukashenka warmly congratulated Hugo Chavez on his reelection for a third six-year term. The Venezuelan leader reportedly responded by saying, “I dedicate this victory to you and our Belarusian people.”
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