Putin and Lukashenko will meet in Minsk on December 19

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will meet in Minsk on December 19. About it informs press service of the Belarusian leader. The Palace of Independence will become a platform for negotiations.

“The program of negotiations is expected to be rich. They start with a conversation in a wide format. The heads of states, as well as members of the governments of the two countries, heads of ministries and departments will take part in it. In this format, the parties will discuss in detail the entire range of the most pressing issues of Belarusian-Russian integration,” the statement said.

Putin and Lukashenko are also expected to discuss energy cooperation and security issues in the region.

It is specified that the leaders of the countries will first hold talks in a wide format, including members of the governments of the two countries, heads of ministries and departments. After that, Putin and Lukashenko will discuss issues one-on-one, after which they will make statements following the meeting at a press conference.

Previously heads of state communicated December 2 by phone. Then in the press service of the Kremlin notedthat Putin and Lukashenko discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation, including the problems of further development of ties in the scientific and educational sphere, and agreed to continue personal contacts.

About plans to meet with Putin Lukashenko declared November 28. Then he stressed that during the negotiations he plans to “advance in terms of import substitution.” “This is the most important thing for us now,” Lukashenka said.