MINSK, June 24 Belarus and Russia will respond asymmetrically to Western sanctions and do not intend to proactively harm business, said Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik.
«We talked about coordinating and increasing efforts to counter restrictions from the US, the EU and their satellites. We still do not intend to proactively harm business, humanitarian and other types of practical cooperation, cross-border and human contacts. But we will continue to respond asymmetrically to all illegal pressure measures,» Aleinik told reporters following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.