Russian President Vladimir Putin (back, L) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (back, R) attend the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State in Minsk, Belarus, Dec. 6, 2024. Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Friday signed a new treaty on security guarantees between Russia and Belarus within the framework of the Union State, according to local media. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
MINSK, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Russian and Belarusian presidents signed an agreement on mutual security guarantees for the two countries.
The signing ceremony at the highest level took place on Friday at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in Minsk.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the meeting the treaty will reliably protect the security of Russia and Belarus and create conditions for the further peaceful and sustainable development of the two states.
Belarus and Russia are reaching an unprecedented level of strategic alliance and coordination of actions in the military sphere with the signing of the treaty, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said.
The treaty will prevent the violation of the territorial integrity of Belarus and Russia, preserve sovereignty and independence, and create guarantees of a peaceful life for the citizens of both countries, Lukashenko said.
The treaty regulates the procedure for the actions of the two countries in the presence of a real threat to the sovereignty of one of them or both of them. The document includes clauses on the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. ■
The meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State is held in Minsk, Belarus, Dec. 6, 2024.
Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Friday signed a new treaty on security guarantees between Russia and Belarus within the framework of the Union State, according to local media. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
