“The Russian Federation is a self-assured and advanced state, one of the main international centers with great economic and defense potential, and a guarantor of a just world order in the context of global transformation,” Lukashenko’s message read.

Belarusians have always walked hand in hand with Russians throughout centuries of heroic history. The memory of overcoming challenges together, of shared achievements and victories, is passed down from generation to generation, the president added.

It is precisely the Belarusian-Russian friendship, tested over time, that provides inexhaustible energy for the harmonious development of our brotherly countries and peoples, he noted.

Lukashenko wished Putin good health and resounding success in the name of the Motherland, as well as happiness and prosperity to the citizens of Russia.

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