Russian and Belarusian presidents talked over the phone to discuss issues such as the arrest of Russian citizens in Belarus
Xinhua News Agency, Minsk, August 7 (Reporter Wei Zhongjie and Li Jia) Belarusian President Lukashenko had a telephone conversation with Russian President Putin at an appointment on the 7th. The two sides discussed the election process of the Belarusian president and the arrest of 33 Russian citizens in Belarus. problem.
The two heads of state discussed the process of the White presidential election. On the phone, Putin emphasized the importance of the continued development of "fraternal relations" between Russia and Belarus, saying that the two countries must prevent the negative behavior of third-party forces that may cause the deterioration of relations between the two countries.
Putin also emphasized that Russia hopes that Belarus will maintain a stable domestic political situation and hold the upcoming presidential election in a stable situation.
Another important topic of the telephone conversation was the arrest of 33 Russian citizens in Belarus.
The two sides emphasized the need to jointly investigate the situation in the "most serious way" and to study each established fact "with maximum specificity and detail" in order to determine the real cause of the current situation, identify the perpetrators and hold accountable. The leaders of the two countries stated that Russia and Belarus will uphold the spirit of cooperation and mutual understanding to resolve the issue.
The Belarusian law enforcement agency announced on July 29 that 33 armed Russian personnel who attempted to carry out sabotage activities before the presidential elections in Belarus on August 9 this year were arrested in the suburbs of the Belarusian capital Minsk and southern Belarus. Belongs to a foreign private military company called "Wagner". Putin had previously expressed the hope that White would release the arrested Russians. (Participating reporter: Zhang Xiao)