Yushchenko to hold meeting with Lukashenko

Viktor Yushchenko and Alexander Lukashenko the President of Ukraine and Belarus agreed about paired meeting in the second half of February 2007. Such agreement was achieved during today’s telephone conversation between the Presidents of Ukraine and Belarus.

The Heads of the States consider that it is necessary to conduct serious preparation to the meeting concerning concluding significant Belarusian-Ukrainian agreements. Correspondent commissions are given to Foreign Ministries of two countries.

Yushchenko and Lukashenko exchanged opinions on current international problem, discussed number of questions on development of bilateral Belarusian-Ukrainian cooperation and gave positive estimation to dynamic of trade-economic relationships between two countries during the conversation. Today’s telephone conversation was initiated by Ukrainian side.