MINSK, 1 June (BelTA) – During the government conference held on 1 June to discuss cooperation with Russia Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned the content of the suitcase he had during the meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Sochi, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that discussions about the meeting in Sochi had begun with speculations about the content of the black suitcase that can be seen near the head of state in videos. Some mass media even made that point the key news.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “If we published all the documents of this little suitcase, then there would probably be a lot of talk and there would be something to discuss.”
In his words, the suitcase contained analytical papers prepared by Belarusian intelligence services. The presidents had long before established the practice of sharing such information if it concerns one of the sides. “Information about the situation around Belarus and Russia, about the Union State of Belarus and Russia as a whole, about the present attitude of America, the European Union, and others towards the People's Republic of China, and a lot of other similar materials,” Aleksandr Lukashenko explained. “It is a lot of work of our government agencies, primarily intelligence services, the analytical materials I wanted President Putin to learn about.”
