Lukashenko at meeting with Putin: Belarus-Russia trade grows at a decent rate
10:44, 11 November
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Trade between Belarus and Russia grows at a decent rate. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement at a meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin, BelTA has learned.
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“I highly appreciate all our meetings and our contacts. We indeed have good and close relations. Today, practically on the eve of the New Year there are no disagreements at all, the way it used to be before. It indicates good dynamics. You’ve mentioned trade turnover: it has indeed grown decently this year. By about 20%. By more than 21%,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “We trade in the goods Belarus and Russia need. It is good.”
The Belarusian leader also agreed with the positive assessment that his Russian counterpart had given to the work of the governments of the two countries. “Indeed, the governments are doing a great job. They work well. All the tasks we set before them are being implemented,” he emphasized.
“I have talked about it: I am proud that we have managed to resolve practically all the problem knots,” Aleksandr Lukashenko added.
The heads of state met at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence in Moscow Oblast.
BelTA reported earlier that Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko arrived in the Russian Federation on a working visit on 10 November. The meeting with Vladimir Putin took place on the eve of a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which will take place in Moscow on 11 November. The leaders of the countries will discuss matters of the CSTO’s work and will consider topical problems of international and regional security.
In his speech the Belarus president will dwell in detail on matters of ensuring collective security in the Eurasian space and will present Minsk’s position on key avenues of development of the organization.
