YEREVAN. – Armenia is Belarus’ important and very close partner in the South Caucasus. 

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko noted the aforesaid during Monday’s news conference in Armenian capital city Yerevan. 

“The development of cooperation with Armenia meets our priorities,” Lukashenko added. 

As per the Belarus leader, during Monday’s talks the two parties discussed bilateral relations, and reached an agreement on invigorating the proposals toward mutual assistance.

“Both Belarus and Armenia are interested in the deepening of relations. We do not have closed topics for cooperation,” Lukashenko stressed.    

In his view, the main priority of today is the development of economic ties and expanding of bilateral trade between Armenia and Belarus.     

“I am confident that today’s meeting and talks will result in doubling the circulation of goods in at least two to three years,” the Belarusian president noted. 

In his view, it is indispensable to seek new forms of active interaction.

“Belarus stands ready to secure to the Armenian partners the most favorable conditions for investing capital. We hope to collaborate with the businessman of Armenia and the [Armenian] diaspora, alike,” Lukashenko stressed.  

According to the Belarus leader, the humanitarian component of the bilateral ties is actively developing.

“We are satisfied with the arrangements that are made. The meetings showed the interest in, and the presence of perspectives for, developing cooperation. There is a solid foundation to deepen discourse,” Alexander Lukashenko stated.    

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