Lukashenko shed light on agreements with Russia
The President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, emphasised an importance of the Belarusian-Russian agreements reached at a governmental level as a follow-up to the presidents’ negotiations. As reported by BelTA, a relevant statement has been made today during a meeting with the leadership and operational staff of state security agencies.
"The Russian and Belarusian delegations held talks yesterday in the development of my meeting with President Putin. I will not go into details: we will tell you when time comes. What we have always fought for has happened. Finally, the Russian leadership – and actually all Russians – have formed a firm understanding that we must be together, that Belarus is as necessary to Russia as we need huge Russia," the President stressed.
"We bought energy resources there. We will buy them at about the same prices as Russians; this is what we have always wished from Russia," the Head of State said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko believes Belarus will further enjoy an opportunity to work on the huge Russian market, “And everything we produce will be in demand there: products of the light industry, oil refining, and petrochemicals. Everything we produce will be needed in the huge market of Russia and in China."
As reported, on March 11th, the presidents of Belarus and Russia – Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin – held talks in Moscow. Among the topics under discussion were bilateral relations and building co-operation in connection with a harsh pressure of the West and the United States and a hybrid war unleashed against Russia and Belarus. Conceptually, the heads of state agreed on joint steps for mutual support in relation to the sanctions pressure, including on energy prices.
As a follow-up to the presidents' agreements, the government delegations of Belarus and Russia held talks in Moscow on March 14th. As a result of the negotiations, it was decided that Russia would introduce a super-favourable regime for Belarusian enterprises. In addition, an agreement was reached that the countries would not use the Dollar in settlements for energy resources, while Russia would restructure Belarus’ credit debt and jointly work out a more optimal price for Russian oil. What’s more, Belarus will get financing from Russia as part of import substitution programmes.
