Putin and Lukashenko discussed the preparation of the Supreme State Council of the Union State

Presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko discussed by telephone the preparation of the supreme state council of the Union State and economic cooperation, said the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.

Quite a long, detailed conversation. We discussed issues of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, the preparation of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, the issue of possible interaction in the framework of work on the creation of international transport corridors,” he said.

Press Service of the Belarusian President clarifiedthat the parties discussed cooperation in the field of import substitution and microelectronics, as well as the prospects for the construction of the North-South transport corridor, which will pass through Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran.

How wrote Earlier, Vedomosti, a meeting between Putin and Lukashenko in Moscow will take place on April 6, on the same day a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State will take place.

Last time Putin and Lukashenko met February 17 at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow. Then the parties discussed key issues of further development of Russian-Belarusian relations of strategic partnership and alliance, as well as integration cooperation within the framework of the Union State. Prior to that, on December 19, 2022, Putin flew to Minsk, this was his first visit to the Belarusian capital in three years.