Dmitry Medvedev to attend a meeting of the Union State Council of Ministers in Minsk on 21 October

The agenda includes a wide range of bilateral issues, including cooperation in trade, the economy and social issues, and the implementation of joint investment projects, and science, research and innovation programmes. The meeting participants will also discuss a draft budget of the Union State for 2015.

During his visit to Minsk, Dmitry Medvedev plans to meet with Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich. The last meeting of the Union State Council of Ministers took place in December 2013 in Moscow.