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| Putin and Lukashenko will hold a meeting on the development of the Union State |
| 2024-01-29 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] A meeting of the Supreme State Council (SSC) of the Union State of Russia and Belarus will be held in St. Petersburg with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian head Alexander Lukashenko. The Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that in addition to Putin, deputy prime ministers and government ministers from Russia would be present at the event. He clarified that at the meeting it is planned to approve the document “Main directions for the implementation of the provisions of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State”, valid until 2026. In addition, the meeting should sum up the implementation of a similar document, which covered the period from 2021 to 2023. On the same day, the Russian and Belarusian delegations will communicate in the format of a working lunch. Some important decisions are also expected to be made on the further integration process in certain sectors. As Regnum reported, in April 2023, Vladimir Putin said that the Union State (US) is the locomotive of integration processes in the Eurasian space. He also noted that the Union State of Russia and Belarus is strengthening their defense potential. The President also announced the preparation of the SG Security Concept. Putin said that in this document both countries will focus on the development of the security system. On January 28, Vladimir Putin called the development of relations between Russia and Belarus energetic. He added that trade turnover between the countries amounted to $42 billion and continues to grow. |
| Posted by:badanov |