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Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with Vladimir Putin during his visit to Moscow on May 8. Lukashenka said he wanted to discuss “one and a half issues” with Putin and noted that Belarus and Russia have not had any serious disputes in recent years.
“In the CIS, as you rightly said, and in the Eurasian Economic Union, Russia accounts for 60–65% of Belarus’ total trade turnover. In other words, you are our main trading partner in the post-Soviet space. Of course, with such huge volumes — nearly 60 billion dollars already — there are and always will be certain issues.
But we have been living quite decently all these years. We have never had any serious disputes. One or two issues that we discuss and instruct our governments to resolve. Today I thought as well: probably one and a half issues that we will discuss with you, and the rest is our great victory,” Lukashenka said.
Putin responded that there is always something to discuss with Lukashenka and promised to brief him on the “positive trends” in the Russian economy.
“We always have something to talk about regarding current issues connected with the economy and social matters. Trade volume is at a record high despite the difficulties that others are trying to create for us from outside. Overall, everything is going well for us.
I will tell you what has been happening recently in the Russian economy. There are good trends. As a rule, they are also reflected in our partners within the Eurasian Union, and especially in our relations with Belarus,” Putin said.