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Lukashenko: Mutual trust in Union State at its highest

MINSK, 1 April (BelTA) – The journey that Belarusian and Russian scientists have made from the idea to the innovative project is the best indication of the highest degree of mutual trust, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he presented the Union State Award in Science and Technology 2021 to Belarusian and Russian scientists in a ceremony at the Palace of Independence in Minsk on 1 April, BelTA has learned.

“Joint success in science is the result of our long-term cooperation. The journey Belarusian and Russian scientists have made from from the idea to the effective implementation of the innovative project is the best indication of the highest degree of mutual trust," Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized. “They say science is international. But still, scientists are not always open in their research and even in the results of their research. We demonstrate that we are absolutely united, not just international, both at the stage of discovery and at the stage of final results.”

The head of state noted that the first awards for outstanding results in science  and innovative products in the field of space technologies and equipment are an incentive for the further development of intellectual and technological cooperation between Belarus and Russia.

The president recalled that when Belarus was thinking whether it needs to develop the space industry, there were many disputes. Some believed that these studies were not relevant for Belarus. “But I thought that if we engaged in these ultra-modern technologies such as space, biotechnology, rocket science and nuclear power plant, the IT, this will raise the state and the nation to a higher level of development and pull up a lot of related industries and sectors along. This is exactly what happened," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

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