RIA Oreanda, Russia
March 11 2009

Alexander Lukashenko Goes to Armenia on Working Visit

Minsk. OREANDA-NEWS . March 11, 2009. President of Belarus Alexander
Lukashenko went to the Republic of Armenia on a working visit. The
agreement on the visit was reached during a recent telephone talk
between the presidents of the two countries.

During the visit, the President of Belarus is set to meet with the
Armenia President, representatives of the business community. The
talks will focus on the important issues of bilateral relations, above
all, trade and economic cooperation amid the global financial and
economic crisis and the interaction in the integration organisations
set up by former Soviet Union republics.

Special attention will be given to the strengthening of interregional
links, energy cooperation, participation of Belarus in Armenias
governmental economy promotion programmes, facilitating industrial
cooperation, development of tourism and cultural links between the two
nations.

Last year Belarus-Armenia trade was up 18.9% from 2007 to USD 28.2
million, which is below the economic potential of the two countries.