Belarus and Russia agree on a joint response to sanctions from the West
September 10, Minsk / Corr. BELTA /. Belarus and Russia agreed on a joint response to sanctions from the West. The corresponding agreement is reported in a joint statement by the governments of Belarus Roman Golovchenko and Mikhail Mishustin on the current development and further development of the step to deepen integration within the Union State, BelTA has learned.
“The heads of government note that the destructive actions of a number of Western states and structures against international law in relation to the two countries are vital for the citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus, social obstacles to the positive development of the Union State, the strengthening of national economies, and vital social obstacles for the citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus.
Strengthening joint efforts to deepen integration processes within the framework of the Union building. The implementation of all the fundamental provisions of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State of December 8, 1999, aimed at strengthening the integration of the two countries, will continue.
The heads of government agreed to continue work on the harmonization of integration processes within the framework of multilateral associations, primarily the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian Economic Community within the framework of the Greater Economic Space from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. -0-