“The best result of conservatives over the past few decades indicates the public support for your efforts to consolidate the nation and your readiness to take responsibility for the most difficult political decisions,” the message of RIA Novosti quoted Lukashenko as saying.

He expressed hope for fruitful cooperation between Belarus and Britain, and also wished Johnson good health and success in political activities.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory telegram to Boris Johnson. The Russian leader expressed hope for mutually beneficial cooperation between Moscow and London.

According to the results of voting in Britain, after calculating data from all 650 polling stations, it became known that conservatives received 365 seats in parliament.

Labor got 203 seats, Scottish nationalists - 48.

Political analyst Elena Ananyeva, in an interview with the newspaper Vzglyad, commented on the victory of conservatives in the UK elections.