Lukashenko plans official visit to Iran

Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, is planning an official visit to Tehran in March.

Source: Belarusian state news agency BelTA, citing comments given after Lukashenko's meeting with Iranian ambassador Said Yari. 

Quote: "I am absolutely convinced that this will be an important meeting and the negotiations in Iran will take us to a new level of cooperation. However, the main thing is that we should not lose this moment and time to establish relations at a higher level," Lukashenko commented.

The ambassador of Iran, for his part, noted that now the relations between Belarus and Iran are a "historic moment" and that during the visit they plan to declare 2023 as the year of friendship between Iran and Belarus. 

Background: This week, the EU imposed sanctions on more than 30 people in Iran; Tehran responded by announcing sanctions against more than 30 people and companies, including ministers and MPs.

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