Presidents of Belarus and Russia Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation on the evening of February 19, during which they further discussed issues of the upcoming meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State. BELTA was informed of the details by the press service of the President of Belarus.
"Indeed, a telephone conversation between the heads of state took place on the evening before. The presidents further discussed issues planned for consideration at the upcoming meeting of the Supreme State Council. As is known, it will be held next week in Moscow. Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin synchronized their watches on the agenda of the upcoming event and the most pressing issues to be discussed both in a broad circle and one-on-one. Some issues of Belarusian-Russian relations were also touched upon during the conversation," the press service stated.