MINSK, 31 August (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko expects his regular visit to China to become a new impulse for advancing Belarusian-Chinese cooperation. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the relevant statement in an interview with the Xinhua news agency, BelTA has learned.
One of the questions zeroed in on expectations from Aleksandr Lukashenko’s current visit to China, which has become the 16th one for the Belarus president.
The head of state has the most positive expectations regarding the current visit. “First of all, it has been exactly one year since Belarus joined the ‘Shanghai family’. At present not only China is summarizing results of its presidency over the organization but Belarus is evaluating the first year of its work as an SCO member state. We are also being evaluated by all the participating states, which believed in genuine intentions of the Republic of Belarus to work for the benefit of the organization, for the sake of safe and sustainable development of Eurasian space,” he stressed.
Apart from that, Aleksandr Lukashenko added that this visit represents another opportunity for stepping up Belarus-China strategic partnership. “It will be a new impulse for Belarusian-Chinese cooperation in trade and economy, for invigorating joint projects in the field of science, technology, and manufacturing cooperation. We may be able to explore new cooperation avenues. I also have no doubt that this visit will become another confirmation of the all-weather friendship and strategic partnership between Belarus and China.”
Since it is the 16th visit of the Belarusian leader to China, one can say that Aleksandr Lukashenko is a direct witness of development and changes in this country. This is why the president was asked what changes in the People’s Republic of China had impressed him most.
According to the head of state, all these years he has been watching the rapid and awe-inspiring changes in the People’s Republic of China with great interest. “Every time I come to China, I notice how rapidly it changes and I admire how carefully it preserves national traditions,” the head of state said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko is impressed by Chinese metropolises with high-speed transportation and cutting-edge digital infrastructure. China’s accomplishments are impressive in the areas where the country has already become a world leader: the production of industrial robots, the development of driverless vehicles and trucks, and the development of artificial intelligence.
“The space program, accomplishments in green energy and in the creation of a powerful modern industrial base are worth mentioning. I’d also like to note China’s attentive approach to ecology and innovative development. These are very important areas,” the president is convinced. “And I also see perfectly well what efforts the country makes in social sphere, in education and healthcare in order to improve the quality of life. As a whole, China is the brightest example of how the dynamic development of the economy can be combined with care for the people.”
The Belarusian leader attributed China’s success primarily to discipline and diligence of the Chinese nation. In his words, Belarusians and the Chinese are very similar in this regard. The Confucian collective responsibility and strategically true leadership under the guidance of President Xi Jinping are as significant, Aleksandr Lukashenko added.
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