The plans for cooperation China and Belarus are ambitious, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said during a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 8 June, BelTA has learned.
He first of all thanked the Belarusian leader for the opportunity to meet. “Thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule, for the warm welcome and the careful arrangements [for the stay of the Chinese delegation in Belarus],” Han Zheng said.
He also conveyed to Aleksandr Lukashenko sincere greetings and best wishes from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Han Zheng concurred with the Belarusian president’s description of the cooperation between the two countries. "As you just correctly mentioned, under the leadership of the heads of state the relations have reached a high level - an all-weather, comprehensive strategic partnership.”
Han Zheng emphasized that the leaders of the two countries met twice last year and “outlined new grandiose plans for further strengthening bilateral relations.”
The conversation also turned to the directive signed by Aleksandr Lukashenko in May of this year, “On the Practical Fulfillment of the All-Weather and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Belarus and the People’s Republic of China”. In this document, in the view of the Chinese vice president, the vectors of multifaceted Belarus‑China cooperation have been defined. “This fully reflects your deep understanding of the development of our relations and shows that our cooperation has strategic significance,” Han Zheng emphasized.
