Vladimir Putin congratulated Alexander Lukashenko on his birthday.
Photo: GLOBAL LOOK PRESS.
On Friday, August 30, the Kremlin’s official representative began his briefing for Russian and foreign journalists by telling how Alexander Lukashenko’s 70th birthday was celebrated in the Kremlin. (The head of Belarus had a birthday on the same day.)
– The President of Russia signed a decree awarding Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko the Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Vladimir Putin also sent a congratulatory telegram to the head of Belarus.
And Peskov also noted:
– The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko have very warm and constructive, allied and friendly relations.
After that, the press secretary and I had the following conversation…
… – Dmitry Sergeevich, may I ask a question about Alexander Lukashenko?
– Yes, Alejandro, please.
– We remember that on Vladimir Putin’s birthday, Alexander Lukashenko will send him a bag of potatoes, a tractor or something else. And Vladimir Vladimirovich is now in debt, I hope he won’t be left behind.
– I can’t tell you for sure right now. I need to consult with the president.
But of course, on such days some personal gifts are definitely sent.
– What happened in previous years?
– Always different. But it is always the president who sends personal gifts. Let me clarify…
BY THE WAY
As follows from the decree published on the website of the official publication of legal acts, Lukashenko was awarded the Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called for his outstanding services in the development of the alliance and strategic partnership between Russia and Belarus and the strengthening of friendly ties between the peoples of the two countries, as well as for the personal contribution of the Belarusian leader to the creation and effective activity of the Union State.
