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Lukashenko: Belarus’s sovereignty remains intact

MINSK, 6 July (BelTA) – Belarus’s sovereignty has remained intact, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting with foreign and Belarusian journalists in Minsk on 6 July, BelTA has learned.

The head of state was asked about the deployment of Russian troops and weapons in the country.

"I could ask you what sovereignty did I give away? To whom did I give part of my sovereignty in order to remain in power? I stayed in power because of my people, thanks to the Belarusian journalists who are here. They are propagandists of all the best things that we have in the country. It is only because of this that I am in power," the president said.

"We did not share our sovereignty with anyone. Sovereignty is the government within the borders of a particular state. Who, apart from our government and the president, exercises power here?" Aleksandr Lukashenko asked a rhetoric question.

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