Russia determined to expand cooperation with Belarus, foreign ministry says

Moscow intends to continue active cooperation with Minsk despite the 'milk' problem and the Belarusian refusal to attend the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit, Interfax quoted the Russian foreign ministry as saying on Monday. "We  would  like  to reaffirm the Russian determination to continue the enlargement  of  interaction  with  Belarus  in  all  spheres of the bilateral  relations,  for  the  benefit of peoples of the two fraternal countries.  We regard Belarus as a  reliable partner and ally," the ministry said.