Meeting between Putin and Lukashenko will be held in Sochi

The meeting of the Presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko will be held today in Sochi, said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

“Friday, June 9th. President Putin is in Sochi today. And he will start the public part of his working day with an informal conversation with the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko, which will take place at the Bocharov Ruchey residence. It will be very soon. We are now preparing for this conversation. You will see the beginning of the conversation,” he said.

The day before, June 8, Lukashenka informed about the imminent meeting with Putin. Later it confirmed in the Kremlin. Peskov said that the meeting of the presidents would take place on Friday, June 9, in Russia.

After this meeting, Peskov specified, Putin will go to Sirius. There, the head of state will meet with the heads of foreign delegations who take part in meetings of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and the Council of CIS Heads of Government. According to the press secretary, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will meet the president. Speeches by Putin, Mishustin, as well as heads of foreign delegations are scheduled, Peskov added.

Then, Peskov continued, Putin will have a working meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The head of state will also visit the sports and training center Academy of Martial Arts built in Sirius on his behalf.