Lukashenko unveils details of talks with Putin, responds to speculations

      Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko unveiled the details of the recent talks with Russia President Vladimir Putin and responded to speculations at the meeting to discuss Belarus-Russia cooperation in the military sector on 2 March. As he pointed out, dozens of issues were discussed, while the mass media reports about the talks were in large part speculative:

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      After the talks in Sochi and the issues which were raised at the talks with the president of Russia we agreed that a number of issues will be discussed at the level of the high-ranking officials of the government and law enforcement agencies. First of all, the defense minister and the state secretary. We have determined those issues. A lot was written about the meeting. Unfortunately, 70% of it was absolute nonsense and lies. I am not even going to enumerate all the issues that were discussed. There were dozens of issues. Many issues. Besides, we revised and discussed virtually all issues of the Belarusian-Russian relations.