Events

MINSK, 6 December (BelTA) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has left for the Russian Federation on a working visit, BelTA has learned.

In St Petersburg the Belarusian leader will attend a session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. According to the presidential press service, leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states will have private talks and hold a working session. The heads of state are expected to discuss further advancement of integration processes, the implementation of the EAEU’s digital agenda, and the formation of common markets of natural gas, oil, and oil products. Apart from that, the agenda includes items relating to the main directions of the EAEU’s international activity, competition on transboundary markets, and cooperation in providing space and geoinformation services.

Alexander Lukashenko will then take part in an informal meeting of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The CIS leaders will assess progress in this year’s cooperation and discuss the fulfillment of previously reached agreements and further advancement of cooperation within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States.