MOSCOW, 13 March (BelTA) – The Presidents of Belarus and Russia, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, have signed a joint statement following their talks in Moscow, BelTA learned.
The document notes that the talks were held in an atmosphere of friendship, mutual understanding and trust. The heads of state discussed a wide range of topical issues on the bilateral agenda and promising areas of further development of large-scale Belarusian-Russian cooperation.
Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin have reaffirmed the allied nature of relations between Belarus and Russia and the unchanged course towards expanding strategic partnership in all areas. “Belarus and Russia will continue to progressively build up bilateral trade, economic and investment cooperation, including industrial cooperation and infrastructure construction,” the joint statement reads.
The Presidents are in favor of further development of inter-parliamentary and inter-party ties, enhancing the role of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia. The leaders of the two countries support the expansion of interregional and cross-border cooperation.
The document also speaks of the importance of expanding humanitarian ties and cooperation, highlights the special importance of joint efforts in patriotic education of youth, and in combating the attempts to glorify Nazism and falsify history.
In their joint statement, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin noted that the new military and political realities create the need to form a sustainable system of Eurasian security and, among other things, called on other countries to support the initiative to develop the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century. In foreign policy, Belarus and Russia intend to contribute to the further formation of a multipolar system of international relations based on mutual respect for interests and collective resolution of international problems.
The document also pays attention to cooperation within the framework of integration associations and reads about efforts to deepen integration ties and cooperation in the CIS and the Eurasian Economic Union. Russia shares and supports the priorities of Belarus' chairmanship in the EAEU bodies this year.
The Heads of State recognize the leading role of the CSTO in ensuring regional stability and emphasize the commitment to improving the collective security system, including within the framework of Russia's forthcoming chairmanship in the CSTO in 2026.
Belarus and Russia view the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a basis for the formation of the architecture of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia. The countries intend to develop cooperation within the SCO in politics, economy, and humanitarian matters.
The Heads of State, welcoming Belarus' acquisition of a BRICS partner state in 2024, agreed to hold a regular exchange of views on the issues of cooperation within the framework of the BRICS group and to build a systemic interaction of the Republic of Belarus with it.
The Presidents of Belarus and Russia remain committed to the idea of harmonizing integration processes in sync with the Greater Eurasian Partnership initiative, including liberalization of trade relations, joint development of transport and logistics infrastructure and other areas of economic cooperation.
The Parties intend to strengthen coordination in the UN bodies and structures, and will continue cooperation to strengthen the international nuclear non-proliferation regime.
Belarus and Russia also share common vision on the approaches to ensuring the security of the information space of the Union State and strengthening its technological sovereignty for development purposes. The Parties shall take the necessary steps to launch the media company of the Union State as soon as possible.
The joint statement also condemns the sanctions policy in its various forms. It emphasizes that unilateral coercive measures taken in circumvention of UN Security Council resolutions are illegal.
The Presidents of Belarus and Russia have signed the Agreement on Measures for the Mutual Protection of Citizens from Unjustified Prosecution by Foreign Governments and International Justice Bodies. In accordance with this agreement, the parties intend to jointly combat the negative trend of politicization of international legal cooperation in criminal matters and to promote the strengthening of universally recognized norms of international law concerning the sovereign equality of States and the resulting immunities of State officials.
The Parties intend to continue coordinating their positions with regard to the activities of NATO and its member states aimed at creating challenges and threats to the security and interests of Belarus and Russia.
Among the most destabilizing actions of NATO countries that create the most serious strategic risks, the Parties single out the continuing hostile steps in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, which are fraught with a risk of a direct armed conflict between nuclear powers, plans to deploy land-based medium-range and shorter-range U.S. missiles in Europe, the build-up of anti-missile capabilities that form and feed the European segment of the U.S. global missile defense system, and the deployment of military infrastructure and substantial combat forces as well as the intensification of military activities in the areas of contact, the development of schemes and capabilities of the so-called NATO joint nuclear missions relying on U.S. nuclear weapons deployed in Europe.
The Heads of State condemned the aggressive and confrontational nature of the European Union's policy towards Belarus and Russia, interference in internal affairs, the use of unilateral sanctions, including extraterritorial ones, in violation of the UN Charter. It is emphasized that such measures are detrimental to international and sustainable development, while political pressure exerted on third countries through illegitimate sanctions mechanisms is unacceptable.
Aleksandr Lukashenko thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for the warm welcome and invited him to pay a visit to Belarus.
The Presidents are in favor of further development of inter-parliamentary and inter-party ties, enhancing the role of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia. The leaders of the two countries support the expansion of interregional and cross-border cooperation.
The document also speaks of the importance of expanding humanitarian ties and cooperation, highlights the special importance of joint efforts in patriotic education of youth, and in combating the attempts to glorify Nazism and falsify history.
The leaders of the countries reaffirmed their commitment to building up the Union State, strengthening its economic and technological capabilities, developing common socio-economic, humanitarian, defense, migration, information and other spaces, equaling rights and freedoms of citizens and leveling the playing field for economic entities of the two countries.
“The parties will continue to build up joint efforts to effectively respond to modern challenges and threats in order to strengthen the security of Belarus and Russia within the common defense space of the Union State,” the statement reads.
The parties exchanged the letters of ratification of the Treaty on Security Guarantees within the framework of the Union State and thus the document entered into force.
In their joint statement, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin noted that the new military and political realities create the need to form a sustainable system of Eurasian security and, among other things, called on other countries to support the initiative to develop the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century. In foreign policy, Belarus and Russia intend to contribute to the further formation of a multipolar system of international relations based on mutual respect for interests and collective resolution of international problems.
The document also pays attention to cooperation within the framework of integration associations and reads about efforts to deepen integration ties and cooperation in the CIS and the Eurasian Economic Union. Russia shares and supports the priorities of Belarus' chairmanship in the EAEU bodies this year.
The Heads of State recognize the leading role of the CSTO in ensuring regional stability and emphasize the commitment to improving the collective security system, including within the framework of Russia's forthcoming chairmanship in the CSTO in 2026.
Belarus and Russia view the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a basis for the formation of the architecture of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia. The countries intend to develop cooperation within the SCO in politics, economy, and humanitarian matters.
The Heads of State, welcoming Belarus' acquisition of a BRICS partner state in 2024, agreed to hold a regular exchange of views on the issues of cooperation within the framework of the BRICS group and to build a systemic interaction of the Republic of Belarus with it.
The Presidents of Belarus and Russia remain committed to the idea of harmonizing integration processes in sync with the Greater Eurasian Partnership initiative, including liberalization of trade relations, joint development of transport and logistics infrastructure and other areas of economic cooperation.
The Parties intend to strengthen coordination in the UN bodies and structures, and will continue cooperation to strengthen the international nuclear non-proliferation regime.
Belarus and Russia also share common vision on the approaches to ensuring the security of the information space of the Union State and strengthening its technological sovereignty for development purposes. The Parties shall take the necessary steps to launch the media company of the Union State as soon as possible.
The joint statement also condemns the sanctions policy in its various forms. It emphasizes that unilateral coercive measures taken in circumvention of UN Security Council resolutions are illegal.
The Presidents of Belarus and Russia have signed the Agreement on Measures for the Mutual Protection of Citizens from Unjustified Prosecution by Foreign Governments and International Justice Bodies. In accordance with this agreement, the parties intend to jointly combat the negative trend of politicization of international legal cooperation in criminal matters and to promote the strengthening of universally recognized norms of international law concerning the sovereign equality of States and the resulting immunities of State officials.
The Parties intend to continue coordinating their positions with regard to the activities of NATO and its member states aimed at creating challenges and threats to the security and interests of Belarus and Russia.
Among the most destabilizing actions of NATO countries that create the most serious strategic risks, the Parties single out the continuing hostile steps in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, which are fraught with a risk of a direct armed conflict between nuclear powers, plans to deploy land-based medium-range and shorter-range U.S. missiles in Europe, the build-up of anti-missile capabilities that form and feed the European segment of the U.S. global missile defense system, and the deployment of military infrastructure and substantial combat forces as well as the intensification of military activities in the areas of contact, the development of schemes and capabilities of the so-called NATO joint nuclear missions relying on U.S. nuclear weapons deployed in Europe.
The Heads of State condemned the aggressive and confrontational nature of the European Union's policy towards Belarus and Russia, interference in internal affairs, the use of unilateral sanctions, including extraterritorial ones, in violation of the UN Charter. It is emphasized that such measures are detrimental to international and sustainable development, while political pressure exerted on third countries through illegitimate sanctions mechanisms is unacceptable.
Aleksandr Lukashenko thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for the warm welcome and invited him to pay a visit to Belarus.
<
Follow us on:
