On Belarusian-Russian Cooperation in International Organizations (the UN and OSCE) (Vladimir Snapkovsky)

Раздел - "Международные отношения"The article reviews some unexplored topical issues of cooperation and relations of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation in international organizations, mainly within the UN and OSCE. It analyses the traditions of diplomatic cooperation of Soviet republics, organizational mechanisms of the international cooperation of the CIS member-states and the Belarus-Russia Union State. The article cites some examples of coordinated actions of the two states in various UN bodies. The author focuses on joint and coordinated actions of Russian and Belarusian diplomacy in OSCE and indicates Russia's support to the Belarusian government in its human rights policy criticised by OSCE and most of its member-states. He notes a special role of Russia in the establishment of the OSCE mission in Belarus. The author also gives a brief analysis of the coordinated actions of the governments of Russia and Belarus in other international organizations. The article concludes with a statement that Belarusian-Russian cooperation in the international arena, including international organizations, is realized on the basis of common interests of the ruling regimes of the given states