President Alexander Lukashenko pays working visit to Russia

Today is the second day of his official visit to Russia. The President laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow in honor of those who died during the Great Patriotic War.
Immediately after the ceremony Alexander Lukashenko went to the Kremlin for a meeting with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. The leaders held talks in narrow and expanded formats. One of the main topics is economy. Due to fluctuations in the currency markets, the mutual commodity turnover dropped to 20 and a half billion dollars. This is 27 percent less than last year. However good level of co-operation is retained in the investment sphere.The leaders also discussed international issues and cooperation in integration associations.