GRODNO (Belarus), Jul 1 Russia and Belarus can only resist external pressure together, said Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko. «Today, when both political and economic pressure on Russia and Belarus from unfriendly states is increasing literally every day, our cohesion is of particular importance. We can only resist such aggressive external pressure together, acting shoulder to shoulder , as it happened more than once in history,» the senator said during the plenary session of the Forum of Regions of the two countries. She also noted that the current forum is the first after the approval of 28 comprehensive union programs by the presidents of the two countries. «Today these are our main integration documents aimed at creating a single economic and social space, improving the quality of life of people and ensuring the security of the Union State. The forum pays special attention to their implementation in the interregional context,» Matviyenko emphasized.
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