Putin and Lukashenko plan to meet in Moscow - Kremlin
In a phone call on Sunday, the two men agreed they should strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation
FILE PHOTO: 2019 European Games - Closing Ceremony - Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus - June 30, 2019. President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko speak in the stands during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to meet in Moscow in coming weeks, the Kremlin said on Sunday.
The two leaders have not met since anti-government protests over a disputed presidential election that handed victory to Lukashenko gripped Belarus.
In a phone call on Sunday, the two men agreed they should strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation.
"It was agreed to hold a meeting in Moscow in coming weeks," the Kremlin said in a statement.
