
After a recent disagreement that happened, however, through the fault of Lukashenko, the presidents of Russia and Belarus had a good reason to make peace. Yesterday late in the evening, Putin called Lukashenko and congratulated him on holding the parliamentary elections, and then invited the Belarusian president to stay in Sochi. There is no gas question painful for Lukashenko in the program of informal meeting. Putin wants to discuss the issues of bilateral relations with the Belarusian President, including the problems of the formation of the Union of Russia and Belarus.