MINSK, 18 August (BelTA) – The state visit of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to China will mark a new stage in the political and economic cooperation between the two countries, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Nikolai Snopkov said at the session of the Belarusian-Chinese intergovernmental cooperation committee on 18 August, BelTA has learned.
“At the invitation of China President Xi Jinping, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will travel to China on a state visit in September 2016,” Nikolai Snopkov said. “A new state visit will be a breakthrough event and will mark a new stage in the political and economic cooperation.”
The deputy head of the Belarus President Administration stressed that it will be the ninth visit of the Belarusian President to China.