On August 25th, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Denis Manturov, the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, at the Palace of Independence in Minsk and presented him with the Order of Friendship of Peoples, sb.by reports
By the Head of State’s decree, Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister was honoured for his significant personal contribution to the development of trade-economic relations, industrial and military-technical co-operation between the two countries, and the strengthening of the Union State technological sovereignty.
“There is always a political aspect and certain expectations associated with such an award,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said, jokingly adding that Denis Manturov isn’t going anywhere now and will continue to advance the Union State agenda in the proper direction.
