Meeting with Chairman of PSB Bank Petr Fradkov

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Chairman of PSB Bank Petr Fradkov in Minsk on 5 October.

“We have a very positive attitude towards your bank in Belarus and would like the closest possible cooperation with your bank,” the head of state said. Yesterday, Aleksandr Genrikhovich [Turchin, Prime Minister of Belarus] spoke about this. And it seems to me that he has already worked out a whole plan for our relations.”

“I know about your patriotic feelings and your attitude toward Russia. But our Fatherland is common to us all, as I often say, from Vladivostok to Brest. So Belarus should not feel alien to you. Especially given that I welcomed the recent decision in Russia to build a high-speed line from Moscow to Minsk,” the head of state said. “This project is very interesting for our people. Because in recent years more and more Belarusians have begun to visit Russia and its capital. I already call this a kind of pilgrimage of Belarusians to Moscow. Especially of young people.”

“So let us work together so that our peoples are always together. So that the idea that our peoples could somehow be separated never arises on either side, whether in Minsk or Moscow,” the President added.

“Thank you for coming to Belarus. I am ready to discuss any issues. We are ready to cooperate,” the Belarusian leader said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko also asked Petr Fradkov to pass on his warmest wishes to his father, Mikhail Fradkov: “If you have the opportunity, pass on my warmest wishes to your father. The main thing is health. He has everything else. If not, as I say, we will buy it. I have very good feelings towards him after our work together. After all, he worked for a long time - both as Chairman of the Government and as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service.”