This evening, Dmitry Medvedev called President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to express his deep condolences following the tragedy in the Minsk metro, where dozens of people were killed and injured by an explosion.

Dmitry Medvedev sent President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko a congratulatory message on the Day of Unity between the Peoples of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

Summit participants discussed the outcomes of Russia’s presidency of the Commonwealth and identified priorities for the upcoming year.

Heads of the CSTO member states discussed the results of work in 2010. Raising the effectiveness of crisis-response mechanisms and strengthening the security of member countries and the region in general were the main subjects of attention.

The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan adopted the Declaration on Forming the Common Economic Space.

The discussion focused on the terms for clearing Belarus’ debt for Russian gas.

Dmitry Medvedev and Alexander Lukashenko discussed issues of cooperation within the framework of the Customs Union.

The monument was unveiled by Hero of Russia Vyacheslav Sipko and twice Hero of the Soviet Union Mikhail Odintsov in the presence of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.