Putin presented Lukashenko with Russia's highest state award

Aleksandr Lukashenko, Belarusian President and Vladimir Putin, Russian President

© APA | Aleksandr Lukashenko, Belarusian President and Vladimir Putin, Russian President

# 09 October 2024 16:22 (UTC +04:00)

The Russian and Belarusian heads of state discussed topical issues of further development of Russian-Belarusian relations of strategic co-operation and alliance, focusing on integration liaisons within the Union State, APA reports citing Belarus Today.

After the talks, a solemn ceremony of presenting Russia’s highest state award – the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called – to the President of Belarus took place. Vladimir Putin signed a decree on awarding the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called to President of Belarus, Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Union State Aleksandr Lukashenko, on August 30th, 2024. The document notes that the Belarusian leader has been honoured ‘for outstanding achievements in developing the allied relations and strategic partnership between Russia and Belarus, for strengthening friendly ties between the Russian and Belarusian peoples, as well as for his great personal contribution to creating the Union State and ensuring its effective operation’.

The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called – the highest state order of the Russian Federation (the first order and the highest award in the Russian Empire) – was established in late 17th century by Peter the Great in honour of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called.

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