MINSK, 1 July (BelTA) – Belarus and Russia will not only withstand the attacks of the West, but will also use this situation to boost cooperation, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the plenary session of the 8th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia on 1 July, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for publicly supporting Belarus in a difficult period, especially amidst the attempts to destabilize the situation in the country and destroy its economy. According to the Belarusian head of state, this matter was also discussed during a telephone conversation between the two leaders earlier on 1 July. “The conclusion we arrived at is the following: we will not just withstand the attacks undertaken against our states. We will use this situation (the way the Russian Federation did when the sanctions were introduced against it) to strengthen economic cooperation and make our states absolutely independent, and not only from the economic point of view. This is the outcome of our negotiations,” the Belarusian head of state said.
