On September 9, Minsk / Tatyana Polozhay - BELTA /. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko considers the International Monetary Fund's imposition of political demands unacceptable. He stated this today, answering journalists' questions, as reported by a BELTA correspondent. "Do you know what they - economists, financiers - have come to? They demand that we release political prisoners. What does this have to do with the IMF? What prisoners? You are dealing with finance, economics," said the head of state. He also added that such a demand from the IMF was the first item on the agenda. "So they have revealed their true face," said Alexander Lukashenko. Alexander Lukashenko noted that the Belarusian government and the National Bank have independently presented a strategy for stabilizing the currency market and improving the country's financial sector. "These are not IMF recommendations; we developed this plan ourselves. Where it coincides with IMF recommendations, well, that's great, what are we to be blamed for?" noted the head of state. "We have a plan, and on some issues, it coincides with IMF recommendations, which means the IMF should acknowledge this and help if they want to. If not, then don't confuse us. If you don't want to help, just say so," emphasized Alexander Lukashenko. He drew attention to the paradox that, on the one hand, he is being asked to release political prisoners, and on the other hand, they talk about the independence of the judicial system. "What kind of independence is there if you demand that I interfere in judicial matters and make decisions?" noted the head of state. "All this is just talk." The President of Belarus believes that the West still needs to learn democracy itself. "There is no democracy there at all. They still need to learn democracy in Belarus," said Alexander Lukashenko. "What kind of democracy can there be if they bombed an entire country - Libya?" noted the head of state. "According to their calculations, over 100,000 people died. Why did they interfere in a foreign country? What democracy can be discussed?" "If they are taking advantage of the moment when we are experiencing difficulties in the currency market, and they are trying to strangle us, is that democracy?" added the President. "Everyone has smelled blood today. They think that since the Belarusians have fallen to their knees, they need to finish them off, take over enterprises, subjugate the people, introduce some kind of foreign currency, and so on. It won't work; it won't happen," emphasized the President.