MINSK, 27 January (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has met with Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Nurlan Yermekbayev who led the SCO observation mission at Belarus' presidential election, BelTA has learned.
First of all, Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed gratitude to Nurlan Yermekbayev for running the SCO observation mission in Belarus and acknowledged the vast experience and professionalism of the SCO observers.
“You are a newly-minted secretary-general (you took over the job on 1 January), but this is your second time at our elections. Therefore, you have the relevant experience. You have developed a sharp eye, so you know where to look for shortcomings and flaws. I know that you and your colleagues have been working very hard here, you familiarized yourselves with the electoral process. Since you have experience, you can also give us some advice. You are nice people, you are our friends, so we pay heed to what you say. And I know that you don't have any agenda or skin in the game. We appreciate it,” the president said.
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