BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

05/12/2007

Belarusian, Russian Presidents To Discuss Draft On Union State

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Pavel Borodin, the state secretary for the Belarusian-Russian Union State, on December 4 discussed the agenda of Lukashenka's forthcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Belapan reported. The meeting, scheduled for mid-December, will address a draft of a Constitutional Act for the proposed Belarusian-Russian Union State. Borodin said that five versions of the Constitutional Act have been prepared, adding that the proposed union of the countries requires a temporary constitution for a "transition period" of seven to 10 years. According to Borodin, the draft follows a federal model in which the two countries would retain their state emblems and anthems. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/12/3-cee/cee-051207.asp