Belarus President Says Union With Russia Based On Equality
January 28, 2006
Lukashenka (right) and Putin in an undated file photo (epa)
Speaking in an interview on Belarusian state television on 27 January, Lukashenka said the creation of a unified state would be "time- and effort-consuming."
The Belarusian president said that there are also unresolved issues to be considered, for example the approval of a single constitution and a shared currency.
Belarus and Russia have been speaking about a union since the mid-1990s, but integration efforts have often stagnated.
(ITAR-TASS)