“It’s not quite a check. It’s more a monitoring of the situation on the border,” explained the minister, who is on an official visit to Russia and stressed that “the situation on the Belarusian- Russian is pretty quiet, and I’m sure it will always be that way.
During the official visit of the head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, which took place from May 15 to 17, Sergei Aleinik met with State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko. He also took part in the ceremony of laying flowers on the “Brest Hero Fortress” and “Hero City Minsk” memorial boards and a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
On May 17, Sergei Aleinik met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during which a wide range of issues concerning relations between Russia and Belarus, interaction in international organizations and security issues were discussed. examined. At the end of the meeting, the parties signed a joint statement on common foreign policy priorities of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.
Sergey Aleinik when approaching the press said that cooperation with Russia is comprehensive in nature, covering many areas and levels. “And under the conditions of sanctions pressure, our economic integration plays a very important role,” he concluded, adding that the measures taken within the framework of the State of the Union to counter the sanctions have carried positive results and that the fraternal relations between Belarus and Russia are not subject to any circumstances.
In turn, Sergei Lavrov stressed that one of the main tasks today is to secure ties between Russia and Belarus within the framework of the Union State in the fields of high technologies, financial mechanisms and supply chains.
He noted that the Foreign Ministries of Russia and Belarus will provide the most active support for the development of a new security concept for the Union State and said that the two countries will mutually strengthen the consular presence, warmly thanking the Belarusian side for solving the problems. connected with the opening of the Consulate General of Russia in Grodno.
“For many years we have together formed our common space. And the benefit for the citizens of our countries of the fact that Russia and Belarus will act within the framework of common principles is obvious,” the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said. Foreign Affairs. .
The two ministers confirmed that a joint meeting of the collegiums of the Foreign Ministries of Belarus and Russia is planned for the fall.
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