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Lukashenko calls on CSTO, EAEU to rally together in the face of sanctions

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MOSCOW, 11 March (BelTA) – We need to rally together in the CSTO and the EAEU. This will help us overcome the difficulties related to sanctions, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on 11 March, BelTA has learned.

"You have always helped your allies. Kazakhstan, well… everybody. You've opened the market for some. I won't name them as they do not like it. Well, we need to rally together in the CSTO, in the EAEU. After all, everybody has called  for unity. Well, let's do it. Believe me, with these markets pooled together, we will see the sanctions in our rearview mirror in a month. Therefore, I am making this proposal (and I think you will support me): let’s get the CSTO and the EAEU together in Moscow, sit down at the negotiating table and agree on what we sell each other. We also need to build common economic policy," the Belarusian president said.

"Therefore, I came to Moscow in good spirits, confident that we will fare better than we did after the collapse of the USSR and even during the Soviet Union. The situation is not that bad to be very concerned about. What we need is time. The big is seen from a distance," the Belarusian leader added.

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