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Lukashenko congratulates Japanese people on national holiday

MINSK, 23 February (BelTA) - Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Emperor Naruhito of Japan as the country celebrates the national holiday – the Emperor’s Birthday, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The head of state expressed confidence that Minsk and Tokyo will continue doing their best to develop productive dialogue relying on trust and understanding.

“In the year of the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident and the 10th anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami I would like to recall mutual help and support in the restoration of the affected regions of the two countries. Difficult challenges which Belarus and Japan faced made our geographically distant states closer spiritually,” the message of greetings reads.

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