Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on the Union Day of Russians and Belarusians marked today, the Kremlin press service said.
Putin stressed that Russians and Belarusians have been building the Union State for more than two decades and the results of these joint efforts are becoming more and more tangible.
He added that the smooth work of mechanisms of coordinating foreign and defense policy of the two countries and the dynamic development of their trade and economic, scientific and technical, humanitarian and interregional ties.
The Russian president also expressed confidence that by acting together the states will ensure further strengthening of allied Russian-Belarusian relations and mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas for the sake of brotherly nations.
