As Sputnik informs, the president brought up military partnership between the allied states at a briefing on the nation’s preparation for September’s joint military exercise with Russia, dubbed West 2017.
"No one is going to phase out the military cooperation with Russia because we have disagreements in other areas," Lukashenko emphasized.
Lukashenko also stressed that annual drills are the best way of enhancing interoperability of the two neighbors and testing their readiness to protect borders in light of a volatile situation around the world.
