MOSCOW, September 21. /TASS/. Russia and Belarus remain faithful allies and reliable partners as they understand the tasks and challenges facing their Union State, visiting Russian Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Fradkov said in Minsk.

Fradkov, currently on a working trip to Belarus, has held a meeting with Belarusian Deputy Defense Minister Major General Andrey Byrduko. The two senior military officials discussed exchanging experience in installing military and civilian infrastructure facilities.

"I would like to note that we and our Belarusian counterparts have been and remain faithful allies and reliable partners. We clearly understand the tasks facing the Union States and ways of solving them," Fradkov said.

Also, the two countries’ deputy defense chiefs discussed developing and embracing the latest technologies and design solutions in construction.