Putin awarded Lukashenko the highest Russian award

According to Isna, after a bilateral meeting with Alexander Lukashenko, his Belarusian counterpart in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the highest medal of his country called the “Medal of St. Andrew I” in a ceremony in the “St. Andrew” Hall of the Kremlin. granted him

According to the video released from the ceremony, Putin placed the medal on Lukashenko’s shoulders, and then both leaders shook hands and hugged each other.

On August 30, Putin signed the decree to award this medal to Lukashenko at the same time as his 70th birthday.

In this ruling, he stated that he is awarding this medal due to his outstanding achievements in the field of developing strategic partnership and relations and unity of the two countries and strengthening friendship between their brother nations and personal participation in the effective functioning of the “Union State” of Russia and Belarus.

The “Union State” of Russia and Belarus was established on April 2, 1992 with the aim of achieving political, military, economic and social integration between the two countries.

Putin and Lukashenko held their talks before this ceremony.

Lukashenko said during the meeting: “The West has designed a plan to strangle us (referring to Belarus and Russia), first of all in economy and finance, but they have already admitted it.”

Lukashenko noted: “The countries that emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union took the approach of keeping what they had, which was beneficial. Today we work together in many fields and produce goods that are in demand in the Russian Federation. Russia needs the goods we produce. From agriculture to microelectronics.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, emphasized that Russia and Belarus have the opportunity to complement each other in industrial projects, including in the field of aviation.

Expressing satisfaction with the development of economic and trade relations between the two countries of the Russian Federation and Belarus, Putin said: “I would like to point out that our trade and economic relations are developing in the best possible way and at a good speed.”

The Kremlin press office reported that during the talks, the two sides will discuss the development of Russia-Belarus relations, focusing on complementary interactions within the Union state between Russia and Belarus. After this meeting, the official ceremony of awarding the highest state award in the Russian Federation to the President of Belarus was held.

The Saint Andrew I medal is usually awarded to prominent government figures, military commanders, prominent representatives of science, culture, art, and various sectors of the economy for exceptional services contributing to Russia’s prosperity, greatness, and glory.

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