Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Sergey Aleinik
19 December 2022 14:24
2594-19-12-2022
On December 19, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, currently in Minsk during President Vladimir Putin's visit, met with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Sergey Aleinik.
During their conversation, the ministers reviewed topical issues of bilateral relations, and interaction within the Union State and other Eurasian associations. They focused on the task of providing diplomatic support for the implementation of both countries' Union economic integration programmes, for intra-CIS cooperation, Russia's upcoming Eurasian Economic Union presidency and Belarus' chairmanship of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.
They exchanged opinions on international and regional issues and the situation around the Ukraine crisis. The sides reaffirmed their commitment to coordinating their approaches at international venues, and countering political and illegal sanctions pressure by unfriendly states on Russia and Belarus.
The ministers also discussed upcoming foreign policy contacts, including preparations for a joint meeting of the collegiums of Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries.
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