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Azerbaijan: Belarus president arrives in Baku for two-day visit

Publisher Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Publication Date 28 November 2016
Cite as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Azerbaijan: Belarus president arrives in Baku for two-day visit, 28 November 2016, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5975a2b013.html [accessed 27 May 2023]
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November 28, 2016

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (file photo)Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (file photo)

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has arrived in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, for a two-day visit.

Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub Eyyubov and Deputy Foreign Minister Xalaf Xalafov met Lukashenka at the Baku airport on November 28.

Lukashenka's press service said earlier that the Belarusian president will hold talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, and Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasizade focusing on bilateral economic and trade ties.

According to the press service, several agreements were expected to be signed at the end of Lukashenka's visit.

Based on reporting by trend.az and BelTA

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