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MOSCOW, 30 June (BelTA) – For Belarus all Russian regions are close, regardless of the geographical distance, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at the plenary session of the fourth Forum of Regions of Russia and Belarus in Moscow on 30 June, BelTA has learned.

“Thanks to the brotherly relations between our people, we have great opportunities and resources to further enhance our mutually beneficial cooperation across the board. Regions play a crucial role in this. I would like to emphasize that all Russian regions are close to us regardless of the geographical distance,” Alexander Lukashenko said.

“We hope for a similar attitude to Belarus in Russia. So far we have had no problems in this respect. We do not threaten each other. We visit each other like brothers, like family. These are not just idle declarations from rostrums. We see such attitudes at the grassroots level, be it with respect to social guarantees and rights of citizens, deliveries of Belarusian equipment, farm produce, research, and services,” the Belarusian president said.

“It is this approach that will enable the two states to achieve an advanced level of technological development and, what is most important, to maintain the unity and confidence in the future,” the Belarusian leader stressed.