MINSK, 10 August (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has instructed the government to work out a set of additional measures against another loop of sanctions the Western countries have enforced against Belarus. Press Secretary of the Belarus President Natalya Eismont made the statement when asked about the Belarusian leader's response to new sanctions, in particular, sanctions enforced by the USA, the UK, and Canada, BelTA has learned.
The press secretary said: “The head of state has instructed the government to work out a set of additional measures against another loop of sanctions. Belarus will give as good as it gets. We will take reciprocal measures as much as possible.”
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