President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated his counterpart Vladimir Putin on Russia's Day, RIA Novosti reported.
In his congratulations, Lukashenko stressed the vital importance of the alliance between the two countries and the strategic partnership.
"In the international arena, your country strongly supports national interests, as a leader of the new, non-discriminatory world order and the direction of respect for state sovereignty. The Russians today, like all the time, have been united in the desire to make a stronger, independent and prosperous and prosper, "Lukashenko said.
He added that Belarus attaches great importance to the development of allied and strategic partnership with Russia, which is based on "strong intimacy and strong traditions of the fraternal friendship and good neighborhood of the peoples of the two countries."
