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25 Aug 2016

Lukashenko plans to visit Pakistan in October

MINSK, 25 August (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko plans to pay a visit to Pakistan in October where he will hold talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The issue was discussed at the meeting of the Belarusian leader and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Syed Tariq Fatemi on 25 August, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Pakistan boast a high level of political interaction. The embassies of both countries were opened in Belarus and Pakistan in 2014-2015. In May 2015, Alexander Lukashenko traveled to Pakistan on an official visit. The Prime Minister of Pakistan visited Belarus in August 2015. Representatives of ministries and agencies also exchange visits.

The legal framework of bilateral relations was expanded in 2015. During the top-level visits the sides signed 58 documents, including the Islamabad Declaration of Belarus-Pakistan Partnership, an agreement on friendship and cooperation, and a roadmap of bilateral cooperation for a five-year period. The countries hosted business and investment forums, signed contracts to the tune of $95 million. The bilateral trade reached $56.3 million in 2015, Belarus posted a trade surplus of $31.1 million.

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