Aleksandr Lukashenko approves draft amendments to Belarus-Russia agreement on equal rights for citizens

    On 18 December Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko approved the draft protocol on amendments and additions to the Belarus-Russia agreement of 24 January 2006 on equal rights for the citizens of the two states, freedom of movement and free choice of residence in the territory of the Belarus-Russia Union State as a basis for further talks.

    The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has been authorized to hold the talks on the draft protocol and to sign the document.