"The training of Belarusian pilots capable of flying aircraft with specific munitions, the modernization of such aircraft, as well as the deployment of nuclear warheads on the territory of Belarus without transferring control over them to Minsk, as well as access to relevant technologies, in no way contradict the provisions of Articles I and II of the NPT," the statement on the agency's website says.
The Foreign Ministry also noted that this is not something new, since NATO has long had a practice of "joint nuclear missions."
"More than 150 units of US tactical nuclear weapons are stored on the territory of European NATO member countries, more than 250 aircraft have been prepared for their possible use," the ministry added.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that by July 1, a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons would be built on the territory of Belarus.