Lukashenka Seeks Guarantees from Aliyev in Case of Flight?

However, the timing was not the most favorable for such agreements.

The main interest of the head of Azerbaijan in the negotiations with Lukashenka is the fulfillment of the request of Erdogan's ally. It is necessary to reliably and tightly seal the “Belarusian gap” on the Ukrainian border. To neutralize even the slightest public dissatisfaction of the Belarusian side with the transfer of the negotiating platform on Donbas from Minsk to Ankara, the telegram channel “Minskaya Semiboyarshina” writes.

For Turkey, the unconditional consent of the "main ally of the Kremlin" is a reinforced concrete argument. Some form of continuity of the TCG process is also far from a secondary task. This issue will be comprehensively discussed at an informal meeting today. Almost all parties are interested in transferring the talks to Ankara. The Kremlin has no other acceptable proposals. Consequently, the voluntary consent of “Lukashenka’s ally” will not leave Moscow a base for serious objections.

Lukashenka's tasks are more mundane: "Aliyev's guarantee" for Chinese and Turkish money, "alternative oil," arms contracts, and most importantly - guarantees of personal safety and whereabouts in the near future. However, the thirteenth is not the most favorable date for such agreements.