
Sergey Lavrov. Photo courtesy of TASS
MOSCOW, 14 December (BelTA) – Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov has sent a congratulatory telegram to Sergei Aleinik who was recently appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, BelTA informs.
“Sergey Lavrov highlighted Sergei Aleinik's great contribution to promoting Russia-Belarus cooperation in his previous role as First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. He expressed confidence that fruitful cooperation between the foreign ministries will continue and will benefit the peoples of our fraternal states,” reads the press release on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.