Russia hopeful constitutional reform will put an end to speculations around Belarus

Russia hopes that the constitutional reform underway in Belarus will put an end to the speculations around Belarus, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov told the media following the talks with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Moscow on 18 June, BelTA has learned.

"We are grateful to Vladimir Makei for the information about the progress in the constitutional reform process in the Republic of Belarus," the Russian minister said. “The national inclusive dialogue continues. It also involves representatives of the constructive opposition. The time framework for this work has been set."

"We expect that this process will lead to the final normalization of the situation in Belarus and put an end to the ongoing speculations around the country," Sergey Lavrov added.