MINSK. March 5 (Interfax) - Belarusian Interior Minister Igor Shunevich said the Belarusian law enforcement agencies are ready to prevent an internal conflict like the conflict in Ukraine from developing in Belarus.
"As to the security of our state, I can say with all confidence that a situation such as the current situation in Ukraine is impossible in Belarus," Shunevich told reporters.
He reiterated that the Belarusian interior troops and police are ready to fulfill any task to prevent any conflict and exacerbation of the situation.
"We have resources for that, we have the will and the skills. However, I am confident that these skills will only be used for disclosing and preventing crimes and violations of law," the minister said.
"I know how the Belarusian police and the Belarusian interior troops feel. They are concerned about the situation in Ukraine and they took it close to heart, Shunevich said.
"Each of them sympathizes with these tragic events and they are confident that these events will cease and the law enforcement officials who fulfilled their duties and served the laws that existed in Ukraine will not be persecuted," he said.