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Lukashenko approves strategies of Belarus' participation in SCO, BRICS

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MINSK, 15 January (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has approved the strategies of Belarus' participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS, BelTA learned from the Belarus President Administration.

The drafts of the strategy of Belarus' participation in the SCO and the strategy of actions to implement the foreign policy of the Republic of Belarus within the framework of its participation in the BRICS activities were submitted by the government to the head of state for consideration. Aleksandr Lukashenko approved both documents.

A reminder, in the summer of 2024, the country became a full member of the SCO family and then formalized its status of a BRICS partner state.

The strategy of Belarus' participation in the SCO defines the conceptual areas of activity, goals and objectives of Belarus' participation in the SCO and mechanisms for their implementation in the near and medium term.

The strategy, which deals with BRICS, also defines the priority areas of Belarus's interaction with the member states and partner states of this group.

Both strategies are designed to run for five years until 2030. The documents can be extended, updated and revised to take into account one or another current trend.

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