Alyaksandr Lukashenka today received credentials from 10 ambassadors. They were presented by representatives of Algeria, Ghana, Egypt, Somalia, Tanzania, Palestine, Bangladesh, North Korea, Sri Lanka and Japan.
Welcoming the Algerian diplomat, Lukashenka reminded him of an agreement with the Algerian president to achieve trade turnover of $500 million by 2027.
“We have much to offer for cooperation. This is not only in-demand agricultural machinery, but also comprehensive solutions for ensuring food security that are adapted specifically to the needs of your country”, Lukashenka told the ambassador of Ghana, reminding him that he was expecting the country’s president to visit in June.
He said he expected the Egyptian ambassador to actively help develop business ties and increase trade turnover. There is both potential and the necessary tools for this, including a joint trade commission.
Lukashenka promised the Somali ambassador support in restoring statehood.
“Somalia is currently going through a new period in its history. After decades of conflict, the structure of state authority is being restored. Measures are being taken to improve the standard of living of the population. We are ready to lend a shoulder in this important work”, he said.
Lukashenka suggested to the representative of Tanzania that trade volumes, which are still low, should be increased.
“For many years, Belarus and Palestine have maintained a friendly dialogue. We watched with pain in our hearts the events in the Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands of Palestinians became victims. It is necessary to achieve a complete end to the violence and expand opportunities for delivering humanitarian aid to the region”, he told the Palestinian ambassador.
Welcoming the ambassador of Bangladesh, Lukashenka offered to share technologies in agriculture, water resource protection, waste processing and other areas of interest.
“We are ready to develop mutually beneficial cooperation in the interests of our peoples and are firmly determined to implement the agreements reached at the highest level”, he told the North Korean ambassador.
In his conversation with the Sri Lankan ambassador, Lukashenka noted that many Sri Lankan doctors had graduated from Belarusian universities and invited residents of the country to study engineering, agriculture, humanities and other disciplines.
“The growth of trust between our countries has traditionally been promoted through humanitarian projects. After the Fukushima accident, we sent humanitarian aid, and your children came to us for health improvement programs. More than 400 Japanese experts visited Belarus to study experience in overcoming the consequences of Chornobyl. I propose continuing mutually beneficial cooperation, primarily in the field of healthcare”, Lukashenka told the Japanese ambassador.
