Putin goes to Minsk
Russian President Vladimir Putin will depart on Thursday in Minsk on an official two-day visit. In the Belarusian capital, he will also attend a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, RIA Novosti reported.
As the Secretary of the Union State Pavel Borodin, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko will discuss "purely pragmatic issues." "Trade and Economic Cooperation, the 2008 budget, foreign policy, energy balance, the preparation of the Constitutional Act" - he said.
During the visit, the president of Russia planned to sign several documents. "On Friday the agreement would be signed on credit policy, the agreement on FEC documents on trade and economic cooperation - this is agriculture, and engineering" - the secretary said.
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