Strengthening of Belarusian-Russian relations is a natural response to the changing situation in the world, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Minsk on 19 December.
The key goal of the document is to harmonize Belarusian and Russian taxation laws and advance cooperation in taxation. Belarus and Russia are supposed to bring their tax legislation concerning VAT and excise duties into compliance with the agreement by 1 January 2023.
Aleksei Overchuk said: “Decisions will be made to demonstrate that 28 Union State programs are indeed being implemented in order to simplify the life of our enterprises, our businesses, and to ultimately make Belarusian enterprises feel at home in Russia and make Russian enterprises feel at home in Belarus.”
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RUSSIA OPPOSES INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION IN THE BELARUSIAN CRISIS: FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IS UNACCEPTABLE
On March 30,
Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin had a call, where the Belarusian crisis was one of the topics on the agenda. While the European leaders reinstated the need for a national inclusive dialogue and new elections in 2021, their Russian counterpart emphasized that external interference in the domestic affairs of Belarus was unacceptable.
Such conflicting statements illustrate
the continuous stalemate between the West and Russia over possible solutions to the Belarusian crisis. In this context, the expectation for the Belarusian democratic forces to negotiate with the regime with the assistance of the international community is unlikely to materialise in the short-term. The Belar