Interfax, Russia
Nov 27 2008
LUKASHENKO THINKS TIES WITH ARMENIA CAN BE INTENSIFIED
There are conditions to develop Belarusian-Armenian cooperation,
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said.I would not say that
there problems in our relationships. The two countries are very close
to each other, which is for example proved by the fact that the two
countries are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
(CSTO), Lukashenko told a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian in Minsk on Thursday.
Speaking about trade and economic cooperation, Lukashenko said that of
course the volume is small. He, however, noted that Belarusian-
Armenian trade has grown eight times since 2001. There were no
logistics patterns then, but the trade is developing today, the
president said.
Speaking about bilateral cooperation on the international arena, the
Belarusian president said that we have almost no differences. If there
are certain controversies, we resolve them swiftly, Lukashenko said.
Our relations are developing dynamically and are at a high level,
Nalbandian said. We have a complete understanding to work more
actively, so that our relations develop, deepen and extend in various
areas, the minister said, noting that there should be more exchanges
in visits at various levels and regional cooperation should be
intensified.