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Lukashenko hails meetings with Lavrov as productive

MINSK, 26 November (BelTA) – Our meetings are always productive, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in Minsk on 26 November, BelTA has learned.

“Our meetings are always productive, from my point of view, at least for me and for Belarus, for our foreign policy. Because this is an opportunity, as you often say, to compare notes, and we use it,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.  “After all, you have more exposure on the international scene, in this frantic world, and your position, your point of view is very relevant and informative for us,” he added.

Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov is on a working visit to Minsk. His meeting with Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei has already taken place. The collegiums of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and Russia will hold a joint meeting. The parties will look into the implementation of the program of concerted actions in the field of foreign policy. They will also discuss the coordination of actions in international organizations, cooperation in the EAEU, the CSTO and the CIS. The diplomats will also exchange views on relations with the EU, the possibility of the CSTO's participation in UN peacekeeping operations, the prospects for forming a large Eurasian partnership through the alignment of the integration processes and cooperation in the field of international information security.

Following the meeting, the parties are set to sign joint documents, including the plan of ministerial consultations for 2021 and a document of the collegiums on the agreements reached following the discussion of the issues.

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