Minsk, December 03, 2023, The Europe Today: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was heading to Beijing on Sunday for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Belarusian state media reported, the second trip to China this year.
Lukashenko, who according to Chinese state media was welcomed with a gun salute and military honours during his official Feb. 28 – March 2 visit, was this time heading for “an official visit,” BelTA state news agency reported.
“Negotiations between the head of the Belarusian state and president of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping will take place in Beijing,” BelTA said, citing Lukashenko’s press service.
“The agenda includes issues of trade, economic, investment and international cooperation.”
After their first talks this year, Xi said that the China-Belarus “friendship is unbreakable, and the two sides should constantly enhance political mutual trust and remain each other’s true friends and good partners.”
After their March 01, 2023 meeting, both Lukashenko and Xi called for the “soonest possible” peace deal for Ukraine.
