Belarus will not deploy medium- and short-range missiles unless there is a security threat, said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at an international conference on the fight against terrorism.

Lukashenko noted that he sees a great danger in the termination of the INF treaty, BelTA reported.

According to him, the consequences of this step can be even more dangerous than terrorism.

He also noted that the real possibility of the appearance of these weapons in a quiet and calm Europe is a direct path to increased tension on the continent and a new round of the arms race.

He drew attention to the fact that in order to restore confidence, Belarus has been consistently and persistently promoting the idea of the need to resume a broad international dialogue both regionally and globally.

“Without universal readiness for a new negotiation process that would stabilize international relations, we cannot guarantee security for our countries and peoples. It is necessary to search for a unifying agenda, new ideas shared by a wide range of states and international organizations. One of them, in my opinion, should be counteraction to the deployment of intermediate and shorter-range missiles in the European Region,” he said.

The President noted that Belarus was a full-fledged participant of the INF Treaty.

He expressed the belief that joint action to preserve the achievements of the INF Treaty on the European continent would be an important step in the global dialogue to restore confidence.