Lukashenko welcomes recent agreements with Russia

"Yesterday, the delegations of Russia and Belarus held talks in furtherance of my meeting with President Putin. I will not give details yet. The time will come and we will reveal them. But what we have always fought for has happened. Finally, the Russian leadership and all Russians have formed a firm understanding that we must be together, that Russia needs Belarus as much as we need the huge Russia," the president stressed.

"We buy energy from Russia. In the future we will buy it at about the same prices as Russian consumers. This is something we have always wanted from Russia," the head of state said.

Belarus will continue to work in the huge Russian market: "Everything that we produce will be in demand there: products of the light industry, oil refining, petrochemicals. Everything we produce will be needed in the huge market of Russia and in China," the president said.

As it has been reported, the presidents of Belarus and Russia, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, met in Moscow on 11 March. Among the topics discussed by the presidents were bilateral relations and cooperation amid the tough pressure of the West and the United States and the hybrid war against Russia and Belarus. Conceptually, the heads of state agreed on joint steps for mutual support in connection with the sanctions pressure, including on energy prices.

As a follow-up to the presidents' agreements, the government delegations from Belarus and Russia held talks in Moscow on 14 March. As a result, it was decided that Russia will introduce a super favored nation regime for Belarusian enterprises, restructure Belarus' loan debt. The two countries will no longer use U.S. dollar in payments for energy resources and jointly work out a more optimal price for Russian oil. In addition, Belarus will receive funding from Russia within the framework of import substitution programs.