Lukashenka discussed “the future of Russian-Belarusian relations” with Lavrov

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Belarus President Aliaksandr Lukashenka and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the schedule of future top-level talks.

Aliaksandr Lukashenka and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov met in Minsk on 16 May and discussed the prospects of Belarus-Russia relations, integration in the format of the Eurasian Economic Union in the run-up to the top-level meeting that will take place on 31 May.

“I would like to listen to your opinion on a number of international issues, in particular, on the situation in Ukraine and Syria. Probably, you will even brief me on the recent developments because we need to know how to coordinate and adjust our position on a number of issues,” noted Aliaksandr Lukashenka.

“We absolutely share the concept of our relations which you have just voiced. Certain issues emerge between all countries and allies. But our relations can boast the fact that we discuss these issues with out friends and partners. We always understand each other although sometimes it takes more than one day to find solutions,” the Russian minister emphasized.

According to Sergei Lavrov, the international situation requires close coordination, including on such issues as European security, the situation in Ukraine, Syria, and the Middle East in general. “And our interaction in the UN, OSCE, other international formats, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization where Belarus has an observer status,” the minister said.

He added that another issue discussed during the talks was the need to prevent the attempts to glorify Nazism and rewrite history, and to protect the memory of World War Two and the Great Patriotic War, BelTA informs.