Lukashenko announces meeting date

Belarusian President A. Lukashenko confirmed that the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia will take place on February 26, coordinated with the Russian president. According to Lukashenko, this issue was the main point of his telephone conversation with Russian leadership. He noted that the date coincides with the peace summit that Donald Trump will hold in Washington; he emphasized that although this may fuel conspiracy theories, the main topic of discussion was the state council itself and further contacts with the Russian president on issues concerning Belarus and Russia. The official statement was made during a meeting with the State Secretary of the Union State, Sergey Glazyev.

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The Union State is a political and economic union between Belarus and Russia, providing for regular meetings of the highest bodies of both countries.