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According to Moscow, the talks will open a further development of relations between the two countries, especially on economic and energy issues.
Belarus’ economy is highly dependent on Russia.
The leaders of the two countries met for the last time in September, as well as in Sochi. Putin then promised a $ 1 billion loan to a financially weak neighbor.
Russia and Belarus on Friday signed an agreement under which Minsk will be able to export its oil products through Russian ports on the Baltic Sea. This step is seen as a reaction to the sanctions imposed on Belarus by the neighboring Baltic countries.
Following the rigged presidential elections on August 9, massive protests erupted in Belarus, with more than 30,000 people arrested, hundreds injured and unavoidable.
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