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MINSK, 28 January (BelTA) – Ways to reinvigorate cooperation between Belarus and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and to promote Belarusian initiatives on the pan-Asian platform have been discussed in Minsk at a meeting between Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov and CICA Secretary General Kairat Sarybay, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Belarusian foreign minister thanked the CICA secretary general for accepting the invitation to come to Belarus to monitor the presidential election. He also noted that electoral sovereignty is an important element of national security.
“The parties explored the possibilities to ramp up cooperation between Belarus and the CICA and to promote Belarusian initiatives on the pan-Asian platform. They noted that Belarus is ready to play an active role in implementing goals and objectives of the CICA,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs remarked.