{"id":579072,"date":"2026-09-21T13:21:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=579072"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:17:48","slug":"sheiman-reports-to-lukashenka-on-africa-and-high-tech-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/sheiman-reports-to-lukashenka-on-africa-and-high-tech-projects","title":{"rendered":"Sheiman Reports To Lukashenka On Africa And High-Tech Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Aliaksandr Lukashenka<\/strong> received a report today from his special envoy <strong>Viktar Sheiman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lukashenka\u2019s press service, Sheiman reported <i>\u201con the implementation of a number of projects related to the real sector of the economy and the development of new high-tech areas.\u201d<\/i> The specific projects were not disclosed. Lukashenka stressed their importance and relevance.<\/p>\n<p>The next topic of the report was cooperation with African countries. Lukashenka asked how work in this area was progressing. He also reaffirmed his interest in further establishing a presence on the continent.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cWhat have you done for the country during this time? And secondly, Africa. You are our main person on the far arc, so what is the situation there and what do we need to do, what support and assistance are needed?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cBecause in the near future we will be looking even more closely at Africa. You know what Africa means for any country, especially for ours,\u201d<\/i> Lukashenka\u2019s press service quotes him as saying.<\/p>\n<p>The previous time Sheiman reported to Lukashenka was in January 2025. At the time, according to the press service, the report focused on Africa and artificial intelligence, including plans to establish new enterprises in Belarus <i>\u201cworking, among other things, in the field of artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/i> Before that, Lukashenka had mentioned AI at a meeting with UAE Minister of Investment Mohammed Hassan Alsuwaidi.<\/p>\n<p>In October last year, Viktar Sheiman and businessman <strong>Aliaksandr Zingman<\/strong> attended a <a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/sheiman-and-zingman-attend-african-meeting-with-lukashenka\">meeting<\/a> with Lukashenka devoted to developing cooperation with Africa.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-579072-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2.mp4\">https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_579055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579055\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-579055 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m4s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m4s.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m4s-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m4s-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m4s-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-579055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Video screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_579056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579056\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-579056 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m0s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m0s.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m0s-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m0s-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m0s-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-579056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Video screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_579053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579053\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-579053 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m22s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m22s.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m22s-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m22s-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-4-2-frame-at-0m22s-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-579053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Video screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aliaksandr Lukashenka received a report today from his special envoy Viktar Sheiman. According to Lukashenka\u2019s press service, Sheiman reported \u201con the implementation of a number of projects related to the real sector of the economy and the development of new high-tech areas.\u201d The specific projects were not disclosed. Lukashenka stressed their importance and relevance. 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