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“The mutual commitment to further strengthen the Union of Russia and Belarus and to expand mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas was confirmed.” It was agreed to hold a meeting in Moscow in the next few weeks, “says the report.
He also noted that Putin “warmly congratulated the President of the Republic of Belarus, Aliaksandr Lukashenko, on his birthday.”
In Belarus, mass protests against the results of the presidential elections on August 9 are going on for almost three more weeks. The current president, Lukashenko, who has held this position since 1994, was officially declared the winner of the elections.
According to figures approved by the CRC, Lukashenko received 80.1 percent, and his main rival, Sviatlana Cichanouskaya, received 10.12 percent. votes. The opposition and western countries claim that the results were falsified.
The opposition has already organized two large demonstrations this month and called another large-scale protest on Sunday.
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