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Ukraine president invited to visit Belarus

Photo courtesy of the Belarusian Embassy in Ukraine

MINSK, 16 June (BelTA) – Ambassador of Belarus to Ukraine Igor Sokol has met with Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Embassy in Ukraine.

The parties discussed the state and prospects of the development of the Belarusian-Ukrainian cooperation in trade, economy, and humanitarian affairs. The agenda of the meeting also included preparations for the 3rd Forum of Regions of Belarus and Ukraine due in Grodno in October, the results of the implementation of the agreements achieved at the meeting between the Belarusian and Ukrainian presidents in Zhitomir on 4 October 2019.

“The Ukrainian party was given an invitation from Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Belarus in 2020 and take part in the 3rd Forum of Regions,” the embassy noted.

Moreover, the Ukrainian party also received embroidered shirts for the Ukrainian president and his spouse as a gift from the Belarusian president. In a letter that accompanied the present, Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that a Belarusian embroidered shirt highlights the unique character, cultural ties, and close relations of the peoples of Belarus and Ukraine and expressed hope that these embroidered shirts will become a talisman and a sign of deep friendship between Belarusians and Ukrainians,” the embassy added.

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