The Union State of Belarus and Russia is an example of close integration cooperation, Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev told journalists, BelTA has learned.
A sitting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia will be held in Moscow on 19 December. The main item on the agenda is the draft budget of the Union State for 2023.
"Tremendous tectonic shifts are happening in international relations," he said. “The map of Europe and the world is being redrawn. The question of friends and allies in a turbulent world has become extremely important."
The MPs noted that Western countries led by the United States of America have launched a new type of military operation against Belarus and Russia, namely ‘mental war'.
“We expect that by the end of the year all the necessary procedures will be completed, the concept will be approved to create the basis for practical activities,” Aleksei Polishchuk said.