MINSK, 17 January (BelTA) – Syria, Afghanistan and many African countries have expressed interest in cooperation with Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting on 17 January to discuss foreign trade in 2025, BelTA has learned.
The head of state noted that currently Belarus’ foreign trade caters mostly for the East, though the country is not completely abandoning economic cooperation with Western countries. “We still trade in the things that are of interest to both of us, but the volumes and money are not the same. Therefore, we will focus on eastern markets like the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China,” he explained.
According to the president, some five countries of the East, including Pakistan, Indonesia and North Korea, have invited Belarus to hold highest-level meetings to discuss cooperation.
“Syria offers us cooperation, asks our officials to come and talk, to thrash out plans. Afghanistan is also interested in our products. The situation in both countries is complicated,” the Belarusian leader said.
The president also mentioned the interest in cooperation on the part of African states, without specifying them, so that “the ‘falcons’ would not descend on them in order to put pressure”. “In fact, there are a dozen states that are happy to cooperate with us. Do we want this? We do. Will we be able to meet their needs? It is hard to say, our economy is not that huge, but we will push forward,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.
According to the president, some five countries of the East, including Pakistan, Indonesia and North Korea, have invited Belarus to hold highest-level meetings to discuss cooperation.
“Syria offers us cooperation, asks our officials to come and talk, to thrash out plans. Afghanistan is also interested in our products. The situation in both countries is complicated,” the Belarusian leader said.
The president also mentioned the interest in cooperation on the part of African states, without specifying them, so that “the ‘falcons’ would not descend on them in order to put pressure”. “In fact, there are a dozen states that are happy to cooperate with us. Do we want this? We do. Will we be able to meet their needs? It is hard to say, our economy is not that huge, but we will push forward,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.
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