The position of the Finance Ministry is that we should take a serious look and see weather it would be advisable to switch over to a single currency due to uncertainty created by some actions of the Belarusian government, Kudrin told journalists on Saturday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Zavidovo on March 19, 2009. Russia's relationship with its former closest ally, Belarus, has reached a new low point following a bitter dispute.
Belarus and Russia will enter into negotiations on the signing of an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, said the press office of the Belarusian Council of Ministers.
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has shrugged off speculation that Belarus’ involvement in the European UNI0N’s Eastern Partnership program could push the country away from Russia’s orbit, BelaPAN caid.
Belarusian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, held talks in a Russian ski resort on Saturday, their second meeting in three days.
