LUKASHENKO DENIES COOLNESS IN RUSSO-BELARUSSIAN RELATIONS








MINSK, MARCH 2, 2001. /RIA NOVOSTI/. "It is a lie and political provocation," Belarussian president Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting with Belarussian diplomats, commenting on claims about coolness in Russo-Belarussian relations. According to Lukashenko, his relations with Russian president Vladimir Putin "have never been better".