Russian President arrives in Minsk to attend Meeting of Supreme State Council of Union State

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Minsk to attend a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State. The Russian leader's plane landed at the Minsk National Airport, BELTA reports.

Other participants in the meeting also arrived in Minsk earlier, including members of the Supreme State Council from the Russian side - Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly Valentina Matviyenko. Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin was also supposed to take part in the meeting, but Russian media reported earlier that he had tested positive for coronavirus and would therefore not be able to attend the event in Minsk.

The meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State will be held in Minsk on 6 December under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Belarus, Chairman of the Supreme State Council Alexander Lukashenko. It will be attended by the heads of state and government, heads of the chambers of parliament of the two countries, which are part of the Supreme State Council.

The event is being held on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State. Its participants will review the progress of the implementation of the Main Directions for the Implementation of the Provisions of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State for 2024-2026, and the Concept of Security of the Union State.

A number of other issues in various areas that are important for the lives of both citizens and the work of economic sectors in the Union State will be considered at the meeting of the Supreme State Council. The discussion will focus on the formation of a unified electricity market and the abolition of roaming in the Union State. The agenda also includes issues related to the protection of consumer rights and counteracting the illegal import of goods into the territory of the Union State. The issue of organizing and holding events to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War will be considered.