Alexander Lukashenko arrives in Sochi on working visit

The end of the week will be held under the sign of the Belarusian-Russian dialogue. Today, President Alexander Lukashenko went on a working visit to Russia.

The Belarusian Forge number 1 landed in Sochi late in the evening. The Belarusian leader was met by the leader of Krasnodar Region Veniamin Kondratiev. The dynamics of relations with this region reflects the general trend in trade and economic contacts between Belarus and Russia.

It is planned that tomorrow top-level talks will be held between Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin. The topical issues of the Belarusian-Russian cooperation will be put on the agenda. It is expected that the parties will consider in detail a wide range of issues including in the fields of agriculture, industry, trade, economic and financial interaction.

After a recent telephone conversation with Dmitry Medvedev, Sergei Rumas told reporters that some issues, the decisions for which have been found, will not be discussed by the presidents.

The two governments are working on the issue of refinancing billions of dollars next year and providing tranches through the Eurasian Stabilization and Development Fund. It is logical to assume that the issues of energy supplies and food supplies will be discussed.

In general, Belarus for Russia is the fourth trading partner among all countries of the world, ahead only of China, Germany and the Netherlands. From the CIS countries, Belarus is a leader. A tangible increase of $ 500 million is expected from the signing of contracts at the 5th forum of the regions of the two countries that will be held in Mogilev in mid October.