Makei: We will always consider Russia our closest ally and partner

Minsk does not change foreign policy course with Moscow, Foreign Minister of Belarus Uladzimir Makei stated at the opening of negotiations with his Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov.

TASS informs.

"There are publications in the mass media that someone changes foreign policy courses, he said. We will always consider Russia our closest ally and partner and we will always adhere to our coordinated approaches".

"The world situation is complex, as well as in our region, Makei pointed out. -I am convinced that today our engagement in a constructive spirit is valid, both on international arena and within our integration structure -"Union State" of Russia and Belarus, other integration structures".

"There is a number of problems that require our joint reaction" the minister stressed.

"Union State" of Russia and Belarus is an important and popular interaction format, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated in his turn.

"We have a regular schedule of meetings, active contacts at all levels, Lavrov said. - Ally relations are binding us".

The Minister recalled that on March 3 in Moscow had hosted a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the "Union State". "This is an important, popular interaction format of testing integration ideas", he added.

"Contacts of presidents are to come. Aliaksandr Lukashenka accepted the invitation of Vladimir Putin to visit Ufa, where BRICS and SCO summits, Russia's Foreign Minister said. - BRICS, SCO and EEMA are united with approaches to the global agenda ".