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Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin agree to meet soon in 2023, says Belarusian president’s press service

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Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin agree to meet soon in 2023, says Belarusian president’s press service

The Belarusian president’s press service said on Sunday that, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to fix a date for their meeting in the near future.

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The press service said, “They agreed on the following: to appoint a date of their meeting soon. Its key goal will be to control the implementation by the two governments of the instructions issued by the presidents earlier. First of all, in the sphere of import substitution in all areas of anti-sanction cooperation”.

The presidents discussed about the preparations for a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, which is scheduled for April-May.

The press service said, “The presidents discussed preparations for a meeting of the Supreme State Council. Since it is planned to hold a meeting of the Union State’s Council of Ministers, the session of the Supreme State Council is preliminarily scheduled for April-May. The meeting is expected to formalize the existing document and the sides are expected to sign corresponding documents”.

Besides this, Lukashenko and Putin also exchanged the views on possible further steps within the Union State to ensure their countries’ security. The press service said, “The presidents discussed the common agenda of cooperation in the spheres of economy and politics, as well as security issues. In particular, the spoke about further actions within the Union States to ensure Belarus’ and Russia’s security”.

Lukashenko said that, he plans to meet with Putin "more often" this year, during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Minsk on January 19. Both the presidents held ten personal meetings and numerous telephone calls during 2022.

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