“Interaction at the regional level.
Every year we hold meetings between the heads of regional management structures.
This is a very important work, because at the level of regional interaction, a significant volume of our relations has developed, is taking shape: these are economic, human ties, ”he said during negotiations with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
The Russian president noted the large volume of humanitarian ties between the countries, and also announced the closeness of the peoples of Russia and Belarus.
Earlier, negotiations between Putin and Lukashenko began in Sochi.
The Belarusian leader thanked his Russian counterpart for helping the republic's economy.