31 October 2006
Lukashenko says that he will provide Putin with "detailed analysis" of implementation of Belarusian-Russian agreements

Aleksandr Lukashenko told the visiting governor of Russia's Stavropol Province on Tuesday that he would provide Vladimir Putin with a "detailed analysis" of the implementation of Belarusian-Russianagreements by the two parties at their forthcoming meeting in Moscow.

According to the Russian president's press office, the meeting is scheduled for November 9 and 10.

While receiving the governor of the Stavropol province, Aleksandr Chernogorov, the Belarusian leader said that he was thoroughly preparing for the forthcoming meeting.

He said that he had tasked the government with analyzing the agreements between Belarus and Russia within the framework of the Union State and finding out what results had been achieved.

After this information would be offered to Mr. Putin, it will be sent to all Russian provincial governors, said Mr. Lukashenko.

"We are experiencing a specific period in the formation of our Union State," he said. "I won't say it's an easy period. We have problems. Now even at the highest level, there is no clear understanding of what we should do today, tomorrow and what we should finally come to. We have already drifted to talking about economic integration. If we approach the matter this way, then a customs union is enough. In Belarus, our union is understood in a deeper and broader way. We are building the Union State, this speaks for itself."

At the same time, he noted, there are very good conditions for doing the utmost in the formation of the Union State. "There's a stable environment in Belarus and Russia is on the rise; we can settle many issues," he said. //BelaPAN