Russian-Belarusian talks
Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin.
February 18, 2022
16:25
The Kremlin, Moscow
The discussion focused on the further development of Russian-Belarusian relations of strategic partnership and alliance, as well as topical problems of European security.
Following Russian-Belarusian talks, Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made statements for the press and answered journalists’ questions.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President,
Let me warmheartedly welcome you to Moscow.
You and I always stay in touch. It is the first time this year that we are meeting in person. We have a lot to discuss, to compare notes on several points.
Of course, as this is our first meeting this year, I would like to note that last year was quite productive for us. First, we made significant progress in building the Union State: our colleagues worked closely on this and prepared 28 good programmes. In fact, development has been underway in many of these areas for a while. We have just updated these 28 programmes, which we planned to do before. We adopted the Migration Policy Concept and the Military Doctrine. Generally, a lot of work has been done.
However, the actively developing economy is our main cause for joy. I have looked it up and we have quite a growth: over 30 percent, 35 or even over 38, and almost US$35 billion worth of trade. Of course, these are very good numbers that mean we have real feedback from what we are doing in the sphere of integration: this means jobs and people’s standard of living and income levels.
This is why I believe that we are acting and moving in the right direction. We will discuss all of this today.
Thank you for accepting my invitation.
And, of course, we will discuss the developments in the region and evaluate our military cooperation: right now, our military exercises are in the active phase. Tomorrow we will also take part in an important event in this complex of military cooperation.
I am very glad to see you. Welcome.
To be continued.
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