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Trump looks forward to meeting with Lukashenko

Donald Trump. An archive photo courtesy of TASS

MINSK, 15 August (BelTA) – President of the United States of America Donald Trump has stated that he looks forward to meeting with Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko in the future, BelTA learned from Donald Trump’s post on the social network Truth Social.

“I had a wonderful talk with the highly respected President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko. The purpose of the call was to thank him for the release of 16 prisoners. We are also discussing the release of 1,300 additional prisoners. Our conversation was a very good one. We discussed many topics, including President Putin’s visit to Alaska. I look forward to meeting President Lukashenko in the future. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Donald Trump wrote.

The press service of the Belarusian leader reported earlier today that Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko talked to the U.S. president over the phone on 15 August.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the United States of America Donald Trump are expected to meet in Anchorage, State of Alaska, USA on 15 August. The meeting is supposed to begin at 11:00 local time (22:00 Minsk time). According to mass media reports, the U.S. leader has already left the Andrews air base outside Washington to fly to Anchorage. Meanwhile, the Russian head of state was in the city of Magadan where he was visiting an enterprise and hosting a conference.

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