MINSK, 15 September (BelTA) – My visit to Belarus is aimed at exploring prospects for the region’s recovery, Governor of Russia’s Kherson Oblast Vladimir Saldo told Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko at a meeting in Minsk on 15 September, BelTA has learned.
First of all, Vladimir Saldo thanked the Belarusian leader for the opportunity to meet on behalf of himself and all residents of the region. “We see how much you are doing to achieve mutual understanding and to ensure peaceful development on our land,” the governor told the Belarusian leader.
He pointed out that the Russian Economy Ministry has classified the region as geostrategically important, partly because of its access to two seas. He is confident the region will return to peaceful development, and the working visit to Belarus is aimed at restoring everything that was damaged in the region.
“Indeed, we are living through hard times now. A special military operation is underway. But people live, work and, as you know, harvest crops despite the enemy’s attempts to interfere with this and disrupt the peaceful process. However, the seeds of peaceful life are taking root,” the governor said.
According to him, he does not feel like a guest in Belarus: “I have come to see my friends.”
“You are not a guest here. We are both Soviet people who worked together in a single state. This is your land, just like Ukraine and Kherson Oblast are my land too,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
“We are one people. Let’s say that history has fated these geopolitical shifts to occur now and we lucked out to live during these times. Everyone is destined to live in their own time,” Vladimir Saldo noted.
“It is better that we [deal with this] than our children and grandchildren,” the head of state said.
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