Chinese Prime Minister’s meeting and consultation with Lukashenko in Belarus

According to Isna, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said today that China is willing to further strengthen multilateral cooperation with Belarus, promote the development of the global governance system in a fairer and more reasonable direction, and protect the common interests of developing countries.

Li made these statements while meeting with Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus at the Independence Palace.

He arrived in Minsk today for an official visit at the invitation of Roman Goluchenko, the Prime Minister of Belarus. Stressing the long-standing friendship between China and Belarus, Li noted after his arrival that bilateral relations have developed rapidly since the establishment of diplomatic ties 32 years ago.

According to him, in recent years, under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, bilateral relations have been continuously upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership, with the continuous strengthening of political mutual trust, high-quality cooperation of the Belt and Road. It develops steadily, people-to-people contact and cultural exchanges become increasingly close, and international cooperation achieves fruitful results.

The Chinese Premier added: “The meeting between the heads of the two countries in July provided new strategic direction and arrangements for the future of China-Belarus relations.”

Li said China is ready to work closely with Belarus to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries; Which further strengthens the alignment of development strategies, deepens mutually beneficial cooperation, shares development opportunities, and achieves more practical results in order to continuously promote the welfare of the two nations and further contribute to regional and global peace, stability, development and prosperity. find

Li’s visit to Belarus came after he co-chaired the 29th regular meeting between the heads of state of China and Russia in Moscow and his visit to Russia.

Meanwhile, during the meeting with Li Qiang, the President of Belarus said that Belarus is advancing discussions on 15 major investment projects with China, worth a total of 3 billion dollars, and is actively exploring with Chinese partners. According to the President of Belarus, the companies that are built in Belarus will also benefit the Chinese economy.

Signing of trade agreement between China and Belarus

Belarus, under Western sanctions for supporting Russia in the Ukraine war, announced today that it will sign a free trade agreement with China for services and investment.

The Belarusian presidency announced in a statement on its website that Minsk and Beijing will sign a series of bilateral partnership agreements during Li’s visit.

According to Belta, in this regard, Lukashenko said: “One of them can definitely be called historical; An agreement on the establishment of a free trade zone for services and investment.

Minsk says the deal will create “clear and predictable rules” that will increase Belarusian exports to China by at least 12 percent and Chinese investment in Belarus by 30 percent over the next five years.

Meanwhile, China is increasing its economic power across Eurasia through massive infrastructure and financial projects, and is seeking to bolster its soft power in an investment program that has alarmed the West. Both Belarus and China have been accused of supporting Moscow’s military attack on Ukraine. Lukashenko said he wants to see “massive penetration of Chinese technology” into Belarus in the coming years.

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