DUSHANBE
, June 6, Asia-Plus – BelaPAN – State Secretary of the
Union
State
of
Russia
and
Belarus
, Pavel Borodyuk, yesterday said in his interview with Deutche Welle that he does not rule out other countries may join the future state formation.
In July, Putin and Lukashenko will meet in
Moscow
to discuss “adoption of transitional Constitution of its kind, the Constitutional document of the
Union
State
, holding of referendum on the union construction, election of deputies,” according to Mr. Borodyuk. He noted that the referendum would be held at the end of this year or in the beginning of 2007.
“The work on the Constitution is under way,” said Borodyuk, “A state commission headed by Gryzlov and Konoplyev is working. The supreme state council will consider this document in August, and parliament will be elected in the beginning of the next year.”
Asked about the possibility of election of a sole head of the union state, Borodyuk noted that it was “very real variant.” He stressed that Vladimir Putin could become the President of the
Union
State
.
“I do not rule out that a number of other states could join the
Union
State
; for example,
Kazakhstan
,
Kyrgyzstan
,
Tajikistan
,
Armenia
,
Uzbekistan
,” Pavel Borodyuk said, noting that this subject has not yet been discussed.
