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MOSCOW, April 2. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the head of the Belarusian government Andrei Kobyakov with the Day of unity of peoples of Russia and Belarus. Congratulatory telegram of the head of the Cabinet of Ministers published on the website of the Russian government.
“Our countries have a special, time tested and brotherly and partnership relations. To preserve and enhance this heritage is our common responsibility. In the Union state of Russia and Belarus reached a high level of integration. Implemented large-scale economic, infrastructural, industrial and humanitarian projects”, – the telegram says.
The Prime Minister noted the importance of joint efforts to build a positive agenda of Russian-Belarusian cooperation and the development of effective solutions faced by the countries of tasks, including in the framework of the Eurasian economic Union. According to him, this will ensure further development of mutually beneficial practical cooperation in various fields, will contribute to improving the welfare of citizens of the Union state.
The day of unity of peoples of Russia and Belarus is celebrated on April 2 and is dedicated to the creation of the Union state date is timed to the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty Community between Russia and Belarus in 1996 (the same day in 1997 was signed the Treaty of the Union of Russia and Belarus).