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The head of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, believes that it is necessary to increase funding for the programs of the Union State. This topic was raised during a meeting between the politician and State Secretary of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev, a correspondent reports. DOPs with reference to information on the website of the President of Belarus.
Alexander Lukashenko said that the funded economic, scientific, humanitarian and other programs should not be reduced.
“We only need to increase funding, based on the most relevant principles and directions of our work in the economy: import substitution and so on. What our states need now is both Belarus and Russia,” he added.
Recall that at the end of last year, on the sidelines of the informal CIS summit, meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart from Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The event took place in St. Petersburg.