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As he met with MGIMO University students in Moscow, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov explained what genuine independence means, BelTA has learned.

Relations between the leaders of the countries are essential for building Belarusian-Russian ties, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov said during the talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on 10 June, BelTA learned.

The bill to ratify the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, and the Government of the Russian Federation, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation on cooperation and exchange of information, including confidential information, in the area of supervision and (or) control of the financial market was passed at a sitting of the second session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation on 9 June, BelTA has learned.

Russian regions have shown interest in studying of their students at the National Center for Patriotic Education at the Brest Fortress, Brest Oblast Governor Piotr Parkhomchik told BelTA.