Russian President Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus will hold a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus in Moscow on Thursday.
They will discuss the implementation of the key document - the Basic Guidelines of the Implementation of the Provisions of the Union State Treaty in 2021-2023, which envisages joint work on 28 sectoral programs. The meeting is expected to yield decisions on practical aspects of further integration cooperation.
On April 5, the two presidents held one-on-one talks in the Kremlin. They focused on the current bilateral and international agenda. According to the Russian leader, much has been done in all areas of cooperation between Russia and Belarus. He specially noted the results of economic cooperation, with bilateral trade growing by 12% in 2022.
Lukashenko, in turn, recalled that the 28 union programs have been implemented to nearly 80% He stressed that the two countries have been working on these programs for two years.
After the official talks, the two leaders continued communication at an informal dinner.
