Although the relations of Balarus’ ally Russia and Turkey are tense, and despite the fact that Belarus is a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and EAEU, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenkohas left for Istanbul to take part in the 13th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held bilateral talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Savarona yacht, Turkish President’s press-service reports.  

“It’s time to activate cooperation, update the agenda and edit the roadmap of relations,” Lukashenko told Erdoğan.  

The Belarusian President also noted that his country is open to the cooperation with Turkey.

The funny side here is that Belarus is the only Christian country invited to the OIC conference. It’s even funnier that the Belarusian President embraced and told kind words to the personal enemy of his friend Vladimir Putin.

Moreover, Lukashenko disregarded the fact that his ally Russia has imposed sanctions on Turkey.

Lukashenko and Erdoğan discussed ways to raise the level of the economic and political cooperation between their respective countries, Belarusian Belta.by website reports. 

The official conduct of Belarus has acquired incomprehensible “shades”recently. During the days of Azerbaijani aggression against Artsakh, the Belarusian MFA supported Azerbaijan, in connection with which the Belarus Ambassador to Armenia was summoned to the Armenian MFA.