MINSK, 6 July (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will pay a visit to Ukraine in late July, spokesperson for the Belarusian head of state Natalia Eismont told the media on 6 July, BelTA has learned.
“I confirm that the visit is in the works. It is expected to take place in the near future, late July,” Natalia Eismont said.
As it was reported earlier, during the April meeting with the Belarusian leader, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko invited Alexander Lukashenko to pay an official visit to Ukraine this summer. He noted that Belarus and Ukraine needed to develop an agenda and prepare the necessary documents that would help expand the cooperation between the two countries.
The bilateral agenda also includes a business forum and a meeting of the Belarusian-Ukrainian advisory council for business cooperation that are scheduled to take place in Kiev on 20 and 21 July. Relevant information is available on the website of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The business forum will consider matters of the cooperation between the business communities of the two countries. Plans have been made to sign bilateral contracts and agreements. The advisory council will focus on promising areas for intensifying the Belarusian-Ukrainian trade and economic collaboration in the context of the Eurasian Economic Union and Ukraine’s relations with the European Union. The parties will pay attention to issues associated with doing business and share experience in the implementation of joint projects.