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Russia and Belarus maintain close political, economic, and military ties through the Union State, a supranational entity aimed at deeper integration. Recent interactions have focused on sustaining cooperation amid Western sanctions on Russia and regional security dynamics.
MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting on Saturday afternoon with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, who has arrived in Moscow on a working visit.
According to Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the start of the meeting will be open to the press.
Lukashenko arrived in Russia on the evening of August 27. On Friday, he met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to discuss trade, economic and investment cooperation, as well as the implementation of cooperation projects. In addition, the prime minister received an invitation to visit Belarus in October, where meetings of the Council of Ministers of the Union State and the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will be held, as well as the International Industrial Exhibition "Innoprom. Belarus."
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Mikhail Mishustin will visit Belarus in October to attend meetings of the Council of Ministers of the Union State and the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, as well as the Innoprom. Belarus exhibition.
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