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A telephone conversation between President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping took place today. BelTA learned this from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The heads of state discussed a wide range of issues on the international, bilateral and domestic agenda.

One of these days Belarus and China will mark an important date in the history of bilateral cooperation – the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. In this regard, the leaders exchanged congratulations and substantively discussed ongoing projects and opportunities for expanding cooperation in many areas. The parties agreed to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation between the countries and to promote the China-Belarus comprehensive strategic partnership to continuously achieve new results.

It was emphasized that China and Belarus effectively cooperate in multilateral organizations and firmly support each other in protecting their main interests, which reflects the strategic value of the Chinese-Belarusian cooperation.

Touching upon the current international agenda, the President of Belarus and the President of the PRC exchanged views on the situation in Kazakhstan. Alexander Lukashenko informed his colleague about the activities of the CSTO peacekeeping forces in this country and the results of the extraordinary meeting of the CSTO.