Belarus has not pulled out from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty and it is not going to make such missiles or deploy them in its territory, President Alexander Lukashenko told an international high-level conference on countering terrorism through innovative approaches and the use of new and emerging technologies on Tuesday.

"Let me say once again that Belarus was a full-fledged participant in the INF Treaty. We have not pulled out from that treaty and we are not going to make or deploy such missiles, if there is no threat to our security. There is no such situation at the moment," he said.

Eurasia Diary reports citing to TASS that Lukashenko added that Belarus is situated in the heartland of Europe, where "memories of the most terrible wars in the history of humanity are still alive in the genes of all people."

"I am certain that a declaration by responsible countries on the non-deployment of intermediate and shorter range missiles in Europe might become a major contribution to strengthening security," Lukashenko noted. "We are not idealists. We see all the problems such an initiative may run against amid the existing contradictions."

Lukashenko is certain that joint actions to preserve the achievements of the INF Treaty on the continent "would become an important step forward in the global dialogue over restoring trust."