Lukashenko, Putin to conduct negotiations in Moscow on Sep 9
<p> MINSK, Aug 30 - PrimePress. Presidents of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold talks in Moscow on 9 September 2021. An agreement to this effect was reached during a telephone conversation between the presidents on 30 August, according to a message posted on Lukashenko’s telegram channel. </p> <p> </p> <p> During the meeting, the parties are expected to discuss integration roadmaps prepared by the governments of the two countries, other topical issues of the bilateral agenda, as well as international issues. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, the governments of Belarus and Russia initialled a Union State integration program in September 2019 and approved 31 roadmaps in various areas. Draft roadmaps were expected to be coordinated by November 2020, and Lukashenko and Putin were supposed to approve the entire package of integration documents on December 8, 2019 during the events timed to the 20th anniversary of the Belarus-Russia Union Treaty of December 8, 1999. The signing of the package did not take place. Belarus said that the parties failed to reach accompanying agreements on Russian energy prices, compensation for Belarus’ losses resulted from the tax manoeuvre in the Russian oil industry, and removal of barriers to Belarusian commodities in the Russian market. Lukashenko said he would not endorse the roadmaps unless the above fundamental issues are finally resolved. </p> <p> </p> <p> In 2021 the roadmaps were renamed “union programmes” and their number was reduced to 28. Earlier, during the “Big Talk with the President” on August 9, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko informed that Moscow and Minsk had only one outstanding roadmap for integration to sign and it was about oil and gas cooperation. Lukashenko emphasized that Belarus counted on equalizing gas prices in the framework of the Belarus-Russia Union. They plan to reach a formal agreement on the roadmaps in autumn 2021 at a session of the Supreme Council of the Union State. End </p> <p> </p>
2021-08-31
Primepress
Lukashenko, Putin to conduct negotiations in Moscow on Sep 9
MINSK, Aug 30 - PrimePress. Presidents of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold talks in Moscow on 9 September 2021. An agreement to this effect was reached during a telephone conversation between the presidents on 30 August, according to a message posted on Lukashenko’s telegram channel.
During the meeting, the parties are expected to discuss integration roadmaps prepared by the governments of the two countries, other topical issues of the bilateral agenda, as well as international issues.
As previously reported, the governments of Belarus and Russia initialled a Union State integration program in September 2019 and approved 31 roadmaps in various areas. Draft roadmaps were expected to be coordinated by November 2020, and Lukashenko and Putin were supposed to approve the entire package of integration documents on December 8, 2019 during the events timed to the 20th anniversary of the Belarus-Russia Union Treaty of December 8, 1999. The signing of the package did not take place. Belarus said that the parties failed to reach accompanying agreements on Russian energy prices, compensation for Belarus’ losses resulted from the tax manoeuvre in the Russian oil industry, and removal of barriers to Belarusian commodities in the Russian market. Lukashenko said he would not endorse the roadmaps unless the above fundamental issues are finally resolved.
In 2021 the roadmaps were renamed “union programmes” and their number was reduced to 28. Earlier, during the “Big Talk with the President” on August 9, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko informed that Moscow and Minsk had only one outstanding roadmap for integration to sign and it was about oil and gas cooperation. Lukashenko emphasized that Belarus counted on equalizing gas prices in the framework of the Belarus-Russia Union. They plan to reach a formal agreement on the roadmaps in autumn 2021 at a session of the Supreme Council of the Union State. End