Moscow recognized the elections in Belarus - Russian Foreign Ministry

December 21, Moscow /BelTA correspondent/. Russia recognized the elections in Belarus, said State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin in a conversation with US Ambassador to Moscow John Beyrle. This was reported to BelTA correspondent by the foreign policy department following the telephone conversation between the diplomats. Grigory Karasin confirmed the principled position outlined by the President of Russia, according to which the presidential elections in Belarus are primarily its internal affair and that Belarus will always be one of the closest states for Russia. The Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry also noted that the CIS observer mission recognized the elections held as being in line with generally recognized democratic norms.-E-