Lukashenko: Belarus is set to continue close bilateral cooperation with Nicaragua

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated Nicaraguan President Jose Daniel Ortega Saavedra on Independence Day on behalf of the Belarusian people and on his own behalf, the press service of the Belarusian leader reports.

"Belarus has always felt the unconditional support of Nicaragua within the framework of the United Nations and is set to continue close bilateral cooperation in order to ensure sovereign development of our countries and to jointly seek ways to resolve the most acute global problems," said Alexander Lukashenko.

The Head of State expressed his conviction that in these difficult times Minsk and Managua should use the high level of political trust to give a significant additional impetus to the trade and economic cooperation with the implementation of specific mutually beneficial projects