Day: December 29, 2018

Interstate relations between Russia and Belarus Russian-Belarusian relations of allied cooperation. Diplomatic relations established on 25 June 1992. 8 December 1999 an Agreement was signed on establishing the Union state of Belarus and Russia. His signing was preceded by the creation in April 1996 of a Community of Russia and Belarus, and in April 1997 the Union of Belarus and Russia. The legal base of Russian-Belarusian relations are more than 220 inter-state and intergovernmental treaties and agreements. Multilateral cooperation agreements bind countries together within the framework of CIS and CSTO. Belarus is a strategic ally of Russia. This is enshrined in the foreign policy concept of the Russian Federation, where as one of the regional priorities confirmed the policy of expanding strategic cooperation with Belarus within the Union state and development of integration processes in all spheres, as well as deepen and expand integration among the countries within the Eurasian

Putin and Lukashenko will hold talks in the Kremlin MOSCOW, 29 Dec — RIA Novosti. The presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko will hold talks in the Kremlin on Saturday to continue the dialogue on topical issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation. The two leaders spoke last time on 25 December. As reported, they discussed, including energy prices and future changes in the Russian tax legislation. Press Secretary of the Belarusian President Natalia Eismont reported that the parties managed to reconcile positions on all issues. As the press-Secretary of President Dmitry Peskov said that the parties did not succeed to bring closer the positions on the oil tax maneuver, these, including, will set up a working group to resolve the problematic issues between Moscow and Minsk. This time, as told the press Secretary of the Russian leader, Putin and Lukashenko will discuss the topic of the tax maneuver

Putin and Merkel held telephone talks MOSCOW, 28 Dec — RIA Novosti. Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel held a telephone conversation. The Russian leader and Chancellor of Germany discussed the U.S. plans to withdraw troops from Syria, a solution to the conflict in the Arab country with the quadripartite summit in Istanbul. Putin stressed that the countries-guarantors of the Astana process work on compiling a list of members of the constitutional Committee creates the conditions for achieving long-term and reliable settlement in Syria. Furthermore, the world leaders exchanged opinions on the situation in the Kerch Strait. It is noted that the heads of state wished each other a happy New year and agreed to continue contacts. Helpthe United States withdraw troops from Syria The Americans betrayed their allies. This will benefit Russia, Turkey and Iran. Read more

London and Moscow issued the visas of several future employees of the diplomatic missions of the two countries Moscow. 28 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the UK reported on the results of the British side for the first time since March of this year multiple visas for future employees of the Russian Embassy. Meanwhile, earlier on Friday the British foreign office denied reaching any agreement with Russia on the restoration of the staffing of embassies, condensed at the initiative of London after the incident of poisoning in the city of Salisbury. “We have seen a rebuttal to the British side. Here are the facts. In December, for the first time since March, Russia and the United Kingdom on a reciprocal basis issued a number of visas for future employees of the diplomatic missions of the two countries. Thus, there will be a partial restoration of