On November 25, Moscow /Tatyana Polezhay - BELTA/. Presidents of Belarus and Russia Alexander Lukashenko and Dmitry Medvedev, during their bilateral meeting, reached a common understanding that Belarus and Russia must jointly respond to the challenges facing the states at the present stage. This was stated today by the head of the Belarusian state at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State in Moscow, BELTA correspondent reports. "We discussed many problems and, frankly speaking, the challenges that arise today before our states. We do not hide this. Perhaps we do not talk about it too publicly. But the challenges are significant," said the Belarusian leader. Alexander Lukashenko noted that the presidents reached a common understanding that in the face of these challenges, "if anyone should be together, it is Belarus and Russia." "Everyone should know this," he stressed. "Discussing these issues now, we said that this is inviolable," added the Belarusian leader. According to Alexander Lukashenko, the parties decided that they should sign everything prepared on the agenda, so as not to postpone or undermine anything. "Some nuances have appeared, we agreed that we are capable of discussing these problems within this year and making a decision additionally in a bilateral format at the level of governments or presidents," said the Belarusian leader.-0-

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