MINSK, 16 May (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko thanked Russia for training Belarusian military personnel on equal footing with Russian servicemen as he met with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov on 16 May, BelTA has learned.
"I am very grateful to you for not just training our military specialists, not just allowing them to participate in training with you, but for treating them as equals to Russian servicemen, not as foreigners. They sit side by side in the classroom, learning the same things. This is very important, and we highly appreciate it because it represents the highest level of trust. After all, this is about security and defense. Russia does not separate itself from Belarus in this regard and has no such interaction with any other country. We truly value this," the Belarusian leader emphasized.
Speaking about the upcoming joint exercises with Russia in September, Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that the parties will act in the given key and will comply with advanced methods of today's warfare, resistance, taking into account the experience of the special military operation.
“We are ready for the exercise. We are not hiding anything from anyone. We demonstrate openness showing that this exercise is our military drill and is defensive in nature. We are not going to attack anyone, as some may think. Well, they may think whatever they want,” the head of state said. “We are not going to attack anyone. But if... We have to defend not only the historical truth, but also our land, our relatives, our loved ones, our families and our Fatherland. You can be sure of that.”
Follow us on:
