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Lukashenko hails Putin’s year-end press conference as ‘landmark and bold event’

Photo courtesy of TASS Russian News Agency

SAINT PETERSBURG, 21 December (BelTA) – The year-end press conference with the Russian President Vladimir Putin held on 19 December is a landmark and bold event in the current situation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg on 21 December, BelTA has learned.

“I congratulate you on this event. This is a landmark event, particularly now. A bold one, particularly in the current situation. It is good that you did not avoid pressing issues. We have reviewed, analyzed, and identified common issues that we need to work on,” the head of state said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko also expressed gratitude to his Russian counterpart for praising his Address delivered at the session of the Belarusian People’s Congress. “We very much appreciated the fact that the Russian president watched and listened to it,” he noted.

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