MINSK, 4 April (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin to receive his report on 4 April, BelTA has learned.
“As for the upcoming visit to Russia, [Deputy Prime Minister Viktor] Karankevich was present at the talks. He was the main person from the government, he outlined approaches, raised issues that should be solved in relations with Russia. President Putin supported us on all the issues, including financial matters, oil pricing and so on. We were talking about adjusting the Russian oil prices so that our enterprises could operate efficiently. We do not need huge profitability there. 7-8% is enough,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
According to the president, Vladimir Putin has already given the relevant instructions to the Rosneft head Igor Sechin.
“I say this to stress that everyone is aware of all these issues. They received approval during the talks. During the forthcoming visit, we should ask the Russian government to finally resolve all these matters, because certain instructions have already been given to the Russian government,” the head of state emphasized.
“As for the number of strategic issues the decisions on which have already been made, it is necessary to see how we are delivering here. If there are any shortcomings on our side or on the Russian side, it should be noted. We will consider some issues at the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, if necessary. But it's better to solve everything at the level of the two governments,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “Therefore, these issues, which will be very important during this visit, should be resolved without delay. All decisions have been made, but we are used to postponing until later. There is no time to postpone them any longer.”
Aleksandr Turchin briefed the president on the recent phone talks with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin. “There is going to be a fairly representative team from the Russian government. We are grateful for this. We need to discuss all the key issues, areas of interaction. I think there is mutual understanding. Thank you for supporting our team of negotiators. Everyone is well aware of the issues to be discussed,” the prime minister said.
After the meeting with the head of state, Aleksandr Turchin told the media that he had reported to the president on the agenda of the upcoming negotiations. According to him, Aleksandr Lukashenko once again emphasized the need to implement the agreements reached at the highest level.
“Our agenda has had a stable structure for a number of years. These are issues related to a common energy market, a common industrial policy, other cooperation matters. Interaction with our Russian colleagues is at a very high level. The decisions of our presidents should be implemented, and this should be done in the shortest possible time,” the prime minister stressed.
As BelTA reported earlier, Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin is set to pay an official visit to Russia on 7 April.
“As for the upcoming visit to Russia, [Deputy Prime Minister Viktor] Karankevich was present at the talks. He was the main person from the government, he outlined approaches, raised issues that should be solved in relations with Russia. President Putin supported us on all the issues, including financial matters, oil pricing and so on. We were talking about adjusting the Russian oil prices so that our enterprises could operate efficiently. We do not need huge profitability there. 7-8% is enough,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
According to the president, Vladimir Putin has already given the relevant instructions to the Rosneft head Igor Sechin.
“I say this to stress that everyone is aware of all these issues. They received approval during the talks. During the forthcoming visit, we should ask the Russian government to finally resolve all these matters, because certain instructions have already been given to the Russian government,” the head of state emphasized.
“As for the number of strategic issues the decisions on which have already been made, it is necessary to see how we are delivering here. If there are any shortcomings on our side or on the Russian side, it should be noted. We will consider some issues at the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, if necessary. But it's better to solve everything at the level of the two governments,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “Therefore, these issues, which will be very important during this visit, should be resolved without delay. All decisions have been made, but we are used to postponing until later. There is no time to postpone them any longer.”
Aleksandr Turchin briefed the president on the recent phone talks with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin. “There is going to be a fairly representative team from the Russian government. We are grateful for this. We need to discuss all the key issues, areas of interaction. I think there is mutual understanding. Thank you for supporting our team of negotiators. Everyone is well aware of the issues to be discussed,” the prime minister said.
After the meeting with the head of state, Aleksandr Turchin told the media that he had reported to the president on the agenda of the upcoming negotiations. According to him, Aleksandr Lukashenko once again emphasized the need to implement the agreements reached at the highest level.
“Our agenda has had a stable structure for a number of years. These are issues related to a common energy market, a common industrial policy, other cooperation matters. Interaction with our Russian colleagues is at a very high level. The decisions of our presidents should be implemented, and this should be done in the shortest possible time,” the prime minister stressed.
As BelTA reported earlier, Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin is set to pay an official visit to Russia on 7 April.
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