Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated the Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the Day of Unity of the peoples of the two countries, According to the press service of the head of the republic.
Treaty establishing the Union State united by the closest partners and good neighbors in the former Soviet Union. It lies in the vitality and huge potential of the Belarusian-Russian integration
- says the message.
Lukashenko stressed, that the international situation poses two countries strategic objective of strengthening the Union with regard to the principles of equality and national priorities. He expressed confidence, that mutual understanding and trust and continue to remain the defining characteristics of union construction, which will bring bilateral relations to a qualitatively new level, meets the interests of the peoples.
In response, Vladimir Putin stressed congratulation, that the coordination of efforts in foreign policy and defense strengthens the international position of the two countries.
according to the survey, conducted by VCIOM, every second Russians (51%) considers, that over the past year relations between the Russian Federation and Belarus have not changed. The deteriorating relations said 22% respondents, an improvement - 14%. Relations between the two countries called strained 9% respondents.
the question, Whether you need a fully fledged Union State, 48% answer, that this is not required, You just need good relations between the two countries. 18% We made for the unification of the two countries on an equal footing, a 17% - for Belarus joining Russia.
The survey involved 1,6 thousand. Russian citizens between the ages of 18 years.
