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21.04.25 17:46 Belarus seeks to attract more Chinese tourists Society
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21.04.25 17:13 Lukashenko sends condolences over death of Pope Francis   President
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21.04.25 12:26 Lukashenko visits small bakery in Kopys, calls to scale up experience across regions President
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12:40 03 February 2020

Belarus president welcomes the U.S. secretary of state with a joke

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko began his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on 1 February with a joke about dictatorship in Belarus.

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