It is reported by RIA Novosti about the reference to the Kremlin press service.

“I hope that your state activities will contribute to the further development of mutually beneficial Russian-Belarusian relations in all areas, deepening cooperation within the framework of the Union State,” the corresponding telegram says.

Earlier, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, congratulated Lukashenko on his victory in the presidential elections in Belarus. 

On August 10, it was reported that the CEC of Belarus announced the preliminary results of the presidential elections in the republic, according to which Lukashenko is gaining 80.23% of the vote.

At the same time, 574,312 people, or 9.90%, voted for the opponent of the current president of the country, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.