Lukashenko, Putin Agree To Appoint Date Of Their Meeting Soon
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Belarusian and Russian Presidents, Alexander Lukashenko and
Vladimir Putin, have agreed to appoint a date for their meeting
soon, the Belarusian president's press service said on Sunday after
their telephone call, tass says.
'They agreed on the following: to appoint a date of their
meeting soon. Its key goal will be to control the implementation by
the two governments of the instructions issued by the presidents
earlier. First of all, in the sphere of import substitution in all
areas of anti-sanction cooperation,' it said.
The presidents also discussed preparations for a session of the
Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus
scheduled for April-May. 'The presidents discussed preparations for
a meeting of the Supreme State Council. Since it is planned to hold
a meeting of the Union State's Council of Ministers, the session of
the Supreme State Council is preliminarily scheduled for
April-May,' the press service said. 'The meeting is expected to
formalize the existing document and the sides are expected to sign
corresponding documents'.
Apart from that, Lukashenko and Putin exchanged views on
possible further steps within the Union State to ensure their
countries' security. 'The presidents discussed the common agenda of
cooperation in the spheres of economy and politics, as well as
security issues. In particular, the spoke about further actions
within the Union States to ensure Belarus' and Russia's security,'
it said.
At a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in
Minsk on January 19, Lukashenko said he plans to meet with Putin
'more often' this year. Last year, the two presidents had ten
personal meetings and several telephone calls.
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