MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. Moscow and Minsk have expressed concern over NATO’s buildup near the borders of the Union State, while the alliance prefers not to pay attention to these concerns, Belarussian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told a news conference following a joint board meeting of the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries. 

"We paid tremendous attention to arms control and disarmament. This issue is very crucial for both foreign ministries, in particular, in the light of the worsening of previous challenges and the emergence of new ones in the field of global and regional security and the growth of destructive trends towards breaking the existing arms control and disarmament agreements. Time is ripe to recall the term detente, largely forgotten since the Soviet era," Makei said. "In this connection we are expressing concern over the continuing groundless NATO buildup on the borders of the Union State. Regrettably, our Western partners prefer to turn a deaf ear to us."

Makei stressed that "large-scale comprehensive aggression along different tracks has been unleashed against Belarus." He added that in this connection Moscow and Minsk are going to firmly safeguard the truth and resist attempts at falsifying history, he stressed.

"We are determined to strongly press for a constructive and mutually beneficial dialogue with all countries. We proceed from the understanding that any unfriendly actions against our countries cannot and must not remain without a concerted response," Makei said.