Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent the following congratulatory message to the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on his re-election.

Lukashenko’s re-election, with 80.23% of the vote according to the Central Election Commission in Belarus, was met with protests across the country.

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main opposition candidate, has rejected today’s preliminary election results.

Dear Alexander Grigorich,

Congratulations on your re-election as President of the Republic of Belarus. I wish you success and new achievements in the post of the head of state.

I am confident that through joint efforts we will continue to strengthen the friendship between our peoples, to expand mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries, both bilaterally and within the framework of international organizations and integration associations.

On my part, I am ready to make every effort to fully realize the full potential of relations between our peoples and countries.

Taking this opportunity, dear Alexander Grigorich, I wish you good health and peace and prosperity to the fraternal people of Belarus.