Lukashenko, Putin talk over phone for 1.5 hours after Supreme State Council session

11:06, 5 November

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Russia Vladimir Putin talked over the phone for another hour and a half after the session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

On the whole, the presidents talked to each other three times on 4 November.

Before the Supreme State Council session they discussed a number of matters and problems relating to Union State construction over the phone. Vladimir Putin also informed his Belarusian counterpart about today's events and the overall situation in Crimea.

Then the Supreme State Council session was held as planned.

After the session the presidents continued discussing topical items on the international agenda and the domestic one over the phone. They spoke at length about the situation at the Polish border. The conversation lasted for nearly one hour and a half.

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