The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed to the intensive development of relations between Russia and Belarus

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pointed to the intensive nature of Russian-Belarusian political contacts at the highest and highest levels. He announced this on January 16 at a meeting with the Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Alexander Rogozhkin.

"The parties noted with satisfaction the intensive nature of Russian-Belarusian political contacts at the highest and highest levels, the progressive development of multifaceted bilateral cooperation and the steady dynamics of building the Union State," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website.

Lavrov also praised Rogozhkin's role in the development of the entire range of Russian-Belarusian relations and presented him with the badge of the Russian Foreign Ministry "For his contribution to International Cooperation."

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