BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

01/12/2008

Belarus Concerned Over Russian Stand on Union State Development - Source

MINSK. Dec 1 (Interfax) - A Russo-Belarusian summit planned in Moscow for December 1 has been delayed by the uncoordinated agenda, a source close to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Interfax on the condition of anonymity.

He said Minsk "was concerned over the Russian volatile attitude to the Union State development."

"Belarus is always ready to discuss any aspects of the Union State in any format - either a one-to-one meeting or a session of the Union State's Supreme State Council," the source said.

The Belarusian and Russian leaders "reached a clear agreement on giving a fresh impetus to the development of the Union State in the light of current geo-political conditions," he said. The agreement was reached in Brest on June 22 and in Moscow on October 25.

"With this in mind, the Belarusian side suggested broadening the 'routine' agenda of the Supreme State Council with major political, economic and military matters. Russia refused to discuss the matters at the Supreme State Council and suggested holding a closed-door meeting. Belarus accepted the offer," the source said.

Yet Moscow changed its mind at the last moment and agreed to hold a meeting of the Supreme State Council "with the 'routine' agenda, which, by the way, was not fully coordinated," the source said.

Source:

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews+articleid_2844845.html

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