Former Chairman of the Supreme Council of Belarus Stanislav Shushkevich in an interview with Gazeta.Ru said that the work on the Belovezhsky Agreement on the termination of the existence of the USSR and the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was under the bottle of brandy and without snacks.
Politician said that the work on the agreement lasted all night, the bottle of brandy was standing on the table. “From this bottle, we drank no more than 100 grams together, and even in the glasses left,” said Shushkevich.
The ex-leader of the Belarusian SSR stressed that the participants in the process, including the heads of the RSFSR and the Ukrainian SSR, Boris Yeltsin and Leonid Kravchuk, was fantastic passionland. They did not think about eating or drinking. According to Shushkevich, only six signators participated in the discussions – chapter three republics and head of executive.
“Experts worked all night. And in the morning they submitted an agreement from 18 articles. We worked with him – and left 14 articles and preamble,” said Belarusian politician, emphasizing that he is proud of this document, as he is recognized by all legal commissions And “is considered flawless legitimate.”
“I am proud that I put the first signature under this document, I am proud that we accepted this document, I am proud that it is very highly appreciated by all legal commissions and is considered flawlessly legitimate … and I will tell you an assessment that Dali Dali, Suppose Swedish diplomats: “masterpiece of legitimate diplomacy of the end of the second millennium”. This is a masterpiece, and not just a great document, “said Shushkevich in an interview.