Kosachev: we are grateful to Lukashenko for his attention to interparliamentary and interregional co-operation in Union State

Personal relations between Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin are heritage for both countries and people of Belarus and Russia, Deputy Speaker of Russia’s Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev told journalists during the spring session of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly in St. Petersburg 

According to the Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council, the heads of state make a significant contribution to the development of interparliamentary dialogue between Belarus and Russia.

“Not so long ago, Aleksandr Grigorievich Lukashenko made a speech from the podium of the Federation Council of Russia’s Federal Assembly, and it was a historic address. I say this without any flattery or diplomatic niceties. It was a very substantive, well-structured speech that highlighted important ideological aspects and it was received with great enthusiasm by our senators. We sincerely thank Aleksandr Grigorievich for the unwavering attention he pays to matters of interparliamentary and interregional co-operation,” Mr. Kosachev noted.

At the same time, Konstantin Kosachev highlighted the importance of the annual Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia, as well as the youth project Memory Train, “The project consistently encompasses the territories of both nations, Belarus and Russia, and we are inviting more and more people to participate. This means that those 200 young people, who travel the Memory Train route each year from a number of different countries that constantly increases, become not only friends, but like-minded allies in understanding our shared history.”