Highlights of Lukashenko's meeting with Putin in St Petersburg

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Russia Vladimir Putin met in St Petersburg on 25 June. It is worth noting that the negotiations were timed to the 30th anniversary since Belarus-Russia diplomatic relations were established, BelTA has learned.

“It is not a routine day, this is why you and I had agreed to meet. And our volume of interaction requires us to constantly compare notes, just what we are doing,” Vladimir Putin said to explain the need for a meeting with Aleksandr Lukashenko. It was noted that Belarus-Russia trade rose by more than a third in 2021 to over $38 billion.

Growth continued in January-April 2022, with the growth rate hitting 110%, the Belarus president specified. Vladimir Putin said: “So we are on the right track, from the look of it. Russia invested $4 billion in economy in previous years, it is our direct investments.

Belarusian enterprises have made investments, too. We have good big joint projects.”Sales of fertilizers on the world market In particular, Vladimir Putin informed his Belarusian counterpart about progress and results of a recent discussion at a BRICS forum: “Many of the speakers expressed concerns due to disrupted deliveries of food and fertilizers, rising food prices on world markets. Since Belarus and Russia are major suppliers on the.