Minsk, Jan. 28, (BNA) President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, affirmed that the parties in opposition received funds from a number of western countries, to shake the sability of the country, after the forthcoming presidential elections, due on March 19, 2006.
In an interview given to Belarus TV, Lukashenko, said the half Million fund was provided by western countries and the United States and representatives of the parties in opposition were operating from Brussels and Paris, given wages and encouraged not acknowledge the results of the forthcoming elections. " The situation in Balarus will not develop in the way Ukraine wishes as authorities here are determined to confront any acts targeting the country's stability", Lukashenko explained, threatening to take immediate action against the embassies of the countries dealing with the opposition in case unrest erupts after elections.