Belarus concerned about deteriorating situation in Ukraine

19 ноября 2014

This was stated by Alexander Lukashenko at yesterday's meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The conversation dealt with the difficult situation on the Union State borders and the need for the two brotherly nations and strategic allies - Belarus and Russia - to work together. As for the bilateral Belarusian-Russian relations, there are no alarming problems here, according to Alexander Lukashenko. Belarus and Russia have the same stance both in terms of economic relations and foreign policy.


In turn, the Russian Foreign Minister stressed that the Russian side attaches great importance to ensuring the interests of Russia and Belarus in the framework of the Union State. The main task at this stage is to create conditions for the resumption of the dialogue on Ukraine in the Minsk format.