live news with you lyudmila kazak. good day. watch this issue. countries need not consultations, but joint actions to protect their interests. the president discussed important issues with the secretary of the supreme council of national security of iran. business in belarus continues to grow. the dynamics. are confirmed by

the figures of belstat, we will tell you. colossal expenses, for which estonia announced an increase in spending on ammunition, football, basketball and more a modern multifunctional playground was opened in gomel. belarus was and remains a reliable partner for iran. this was stated by alexander lukashenko at a meeting with the secretary of the supreme security council of this country, ali akbar ahmadian. the delegation headed by him arrived in minsk on a visit, right after the completion of the participation in the negotiations of high representatives on the security line of the brics states. countries with a worse position on many issues on the international agenda, minsk and tehran are united in the fact that sanctions should be viewed as a time of opportunity. your visit is also important because by the will of fate, to be, as you say, from allah.

your president died, but you bravely went through this period, you elected a new president, i congratulate you on this and want you to convey to your president that we are waiting for him in belarus. during the acute military-political situation in the middle east, at the borders of belarus in this european region, and you are seriously drawn into the conflict in the middle east, it is not easy for us.

a meeting was held between alexander lukashenko and the supreme leader of iran, where they emphasized that the potential for cooperation between the countries goes far for the current level, you must agree that security will be effective when the economy works, when trade and economic relations between countries are very serious and dynamically developing, we see a constant increase in trade between the two countries, and the most important thing for us is not to allow a slowdown in trade... economic relations, because this is the basis, this is the foundation of our actions, our relations. i emphasize once again, we are waiting for your president, and if you decide on the visit of the president of iran to belarus, we need to prepare very seriously for this visit in all areas: the economy, trade and economic relations, security and military-technical cooperation, prohibited topics, as i understand it, between...

iran and the republic of belarus, the position, therefore, iran proposed to create a coalition, an anti-sanction coalition of countries that will unite and make efforts in the sphere of. socio-economic development, improving the welfare of citizens, and of course, aimed at developing issues in the sphere of security, we supported all steps, except in addition, it was proposed to take a more constructive approach to the issue of bilateral cooperation,

create a roadmap for the development of issues in the field of military and technical security and develop constructive steps to solve joint, mutual, interesting tasks in this area. the state secretary of the security council noted that belarus and iran advocate for the development of the state, their sovereignty, territorial integrity and respect the interests of other peoples. the belarusian state is ready to actively participate in the formation of a fair and sustainable world future, this was stated by the minister of defense of belarus viktor khrenin on the sidelines of the eleventh beijing xianshan forum. the head of the military department called on the peaceful community to move towards a common goal and support the creative initiatives of minsk aimed at ensuring international security and establishing peace throughout the world. in this transitional time, we need to jointly lay the foundations of a promising

world order. it will rely on both existing international organizations, the sco, jaas, brics, and on the newly formed one. a reliable basis for this is that their participants have advocated and continue to advocate multipolarity without the forceful imposition of foreign ideals. the minister of defense of belarus once again proposed to our friends and partners, regardless of the continents on which their countries are located, cooperation aimed ultimately at a single goal - to make the world prosperous, safe and indestructible. ahead of the negotiations.

as for the united states, according to the new york times, biden may allow kiev to hit western long-range missiles deep into russian territory, but... the condition that the ukrainian armed forces will not use american weapons for these purposes. the issue was also discussed during the visit of the us and uk foreign ministers to kiev. blinken intended to report the results to biden. at the same time, the wall street journal notes that lifting the ban on long-range strikes deep into russia will not solve the serious problems of the ukrainian armed forces on the battlefield. this will only be a short-term half-measure for more serious problems, the publication writes, citing the opinion of some us officials. the united states may suspend aid to ukraine due to disagreements in congress over a new budget bill. the sum in question is $5.8 billion under a program that allows the pentagon to send independent weapons and equipment from the american military stockpiles. the

us presidential administration has warned that if no agreement is reached on the debt ceiling, the delay in providing funds to ukraine could occur as early as this month. estonia arming itself, tallinn will purchase ammunition worth one billion 100 million euros by 2028, that is, before the expiration of the term of the current government of the baltic republic, this was announced. scholz may be excluded from the list of candidates for the upcoming elections in germany in 2025. this possibility is being considered by the social democratic party of germany, the financial times reports. falls, as a recent opinion poll shows, 68% of german residents are against