Lukashenka meets presidents of Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador and Haiti

The President of Belarus held several meetings in Caracas where he was on the funeral of Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan former President.

The President of Belarus held several meetings in Caracas where he was on the funeral of Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan former President.

During the meetings Aliaksandr Lukashenka reconfirmed the agreements reached with Ecuador in June 2012, when official Minsk visited Ecuador. Rafael Correa, the President of Ecuador recently reelected for another four-year term, promised to pay a return visit, reports BelaPAN.

Belarusan leader also had conversations with Raul Castro, president of the Council of State of Cuba and president of the Cuban Council of Ministers, and Michel Martelly, Haitian President.

Following Lukashenka’s meeting with Juan Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia, Viktar Sheiman, head of the property management department of the Presidential Administration who co-chairs the High-Level Belarusan-Venezuelan Commission, said that an agreement had been reached to discuss with the new Venezuelan leadership several trilateral projects totaling $2 billion to $3 billion.

A special working group is expected to be set up for this purpose before July at the Belarusan embassy in Caracas, whose activities would be coordinated by Sheiman.

According to BELTA, Lukashenka and Morales agreed to develop Belarusan-Bolivian relations after the pattern of Belarusan-Venezuelan relations. The president of Bolivia asked Belarus for assistance in the development of the agricultural sector, the construction of agricultural facilities and housing, the development of mineral resources, and personnel training.