The President issued the order to approve the Government’s proposal to sign the Protocol amending the February 3, 2009, Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
Russia’s Defence Ministry has been ordered to hold talks with Belarusian officials, together with the Russian Foreign Ministry, and, once agreement is reached, to sign the Protocol on the Russian Federation’s behalf, with permission to make the amendments approved by the Russian Government that are not of fundamental nature.