President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko today held phone talks with first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and invited him to Minsk to attend the Summit of the Eurasian Economic Union, BELTA reports, citing the press service of the President of Belars.

Lukashenko congratulated Nazarbayev on the occasion of his 80th birthday and on recovering from an illness.

The two leaders agreed to meet soon.

The Summit of the Eurasian Economic Union will take place in October in Minsk.

The parties also discussed the situations in Belarus and Kazakhstan. Nazarbayev conveyed his best wishes to the people of Belarus and expressed support to the country’s leadership.