Belarus facing external aggression, thanks Russia for support - Lukashenko

MINSK. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Belarus has come up against "aggression from the outside," Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said.

"Belarus has found itself face-to-face with aggression from the outside," the Belarusian state-run news agency BelTA quoted Lukashenko as saying while appointing the heads of a number of local executive administrations on Thursday.

Lukashenko thanked Russia for its support, "otherwise the country would be having a hard time right now."