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Belarusian president denies rumors he is abroad

Lukashenko was speaking at a meeting on the work of the construction industry
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko Nikolai Petrov/BelTA/TASS
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
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MINSK, August 14. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that he is "alive and is not abroad." He was speaking at a meeting on the work of the construction industry.

"To begin with, I am still alive and not abroad, as some ‘well-informed’ people here say - ‘the president has left the country and is abroad.’ Today, on August 14, we are meeting to discuss the work of the construction industry," BelTA news agency quotes him as saying.