The Russian leader
noted that he had invited the Belarusian counterpart to Sochi to conduct
negotiations and offer him "a chance to take a break on the ski slopes and
maybe play hockey".
SOCHI, February 15.
/TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is satisfied with the
talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.
"I believe we
did a good job," he told reporters after the negotiations.
Putin noted that he
had invited the Belarusian leader to Sochi to conduct negotiations and offer
him "a chance to take a break on the ski slopes and maybe play
hockey."
Putin noted that
December 2019 would mark the 20th anniversary of the Treaty on the Creation of
a Union State of Russia and Belarus. "The Belarusian president and I
agreed that we would analyze everything that has been done recently. We will
synchronize our watches on the integration issue, bearing in mind that other
integration processes, including the Eurasian Economic Union, are developing
simultaneously," he noted.
"We have to see
where we are ahead, where we are a little behind what is going on within the
EAEU," Putin said, adding that it was based on the agreements that formed
the basis for the Union State.
"In some ways,
the EAEU even went a little further. Some things that were planned under the
1999 Union Treaty are no longer relevant. On the other hand, something is gaining
more momentum and is extremely important," the Russian leader explained.
He assured that the three-day negotiations were aimed at analyzing the goals
that have been achieved and that are yet to be realized, holding consultations
with counterparts and identifying the most important tasks.
Source: ITAR-TASS
16-02-2019
