On August 11, Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Sakreta and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov held consultations.
The meeting took place in a “traditionally trusting atmosphere,” the Russian Foreign Ministry reports.
The parties discussed a number of current issues of foreign policy coordination and inter-ministerial cooperation in their respective areas in accordance with the Program of Coordinated Actions in Foreign Policy of the Member States of the Union State Treaty for 2024-2026.
“In particular, in the spirit of allied relations, the parties ‘synchronized watches’ and assessed approaches to developing relations with certain Western international organizations. They reaffirmed their commitment to continuing close coordination and active joint efforts to defend common interests on the international stage,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a press release.
