BEIJING, 2 September (BelTA) – Belarus and Russia are irreplaceable for each other. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Russia Vladimir Putin made corresponding statements at a meeting in Beijing on 2 September, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I am glad to meet with you. To discuss some matters within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization [an SCO summit took place in the Chinese city of Tianjin on 31 August – 1 September]. I always admit it and stress that thanks to you and to the People’s Republic of China we, the only European country, are part of this family. It is very important for us. We had an opportunity to talk to all the presidents. Even to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We hadn’t met for a long time. We exchanged some things and had a talk. It is also very important.”
The president also emphasized the importance of relations with Russia for Belarus: “You have to understand that no one can replace Russia for us. This is why it is very important that we are meeting today.”
In turn, Vladimir Putin stated: “And nobody can replace Belarus for Russia. We have very close relations.”
He also noted that personal relations between the leaders of the countries are good but it is important that results of joint work are obvious from the point of view of economic growth and the advancement of cooperation. There are many avenues in manufacturing cooperation, primarily in the manufacturing sector.
Aleksandr Lukashenko stated that nevertheless, there are not many problems in Belarusian-Russian bilateral relations: “It is surprising. I’ve reviewed it the day before. We have fewer issues (almost none) than in relations with China. Although China has… For instance, we’ve identified three problems today. I’ll tell you later. We are ready to advance in this direction.”
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