MINSK, 27 January (BelTA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Aleksandr Lukashenko on his convincing victory in the presidential election in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Kremlin press service.
“Your convincing victory in the election clearly demonstrates your high political authority and the unconditional support of the people for the state course of Belarus. Recently we have done a lot to strengthen friendly ties between Moscow and Minsk. Certainly, we will continue working closely together to further develop the Russian-Belarusian cooperation in various areas, improve the efficiency of the institutions of the Union State [of Belarus and Russia] and promote mutually beneficial integration processes in the Eurasian space,” the message of congratulations reads.
Vladimir Putin wished Aleksandr Lukashenko new successes in his state activity for the benefit of the fraternal Belarusian people, good health and well-being.
“You are always a welcome and dear guest in Russia. As we agreed, we will soon meet in Moscow,” the Russian president said.