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Lukashenko will meet with Putin in April after visiting China and Iran

Friday, 17 March 2023, 15:07
Lukashenko will meet with Putin in April after visiting China and Iran

Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, will visit Russia to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on 6 April.

Source: Russian-language business daily newspaper Vedomosti, citing their own sources

Details: Putin will meet with Lukashenko on 6 April at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State [a supranational union of Belarus and Russia aimed at deepening the relationship between the two states through integration in economic and defence policy], as two sources close to Putin’s administration and diplomatic circles told the newspaper.

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As the sources state, the agenda will include issues related to the joint fight against sanctions pressure and security. The last face-to-face meeting between Putin and Lukashenko occurred on 19 December 2022.

Background: Since late January, Lukashenko has visited the UAE, Zimbabwe, China and Iran, meeting with the leaders of these countries, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, on 1 March.

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