Zelensky and Lukashenko Exchanged Invitations

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko had a telephone conversation. Volodymyr Zelensky again invited Lukashenko to visit the country in the framework of the 2nd Forum of Regions. President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed his readiness to visit Ukraine. Being an initiator and co-founder of this event he mentioned it as highly efficient and useful instrument for promoting the economies of the two countries.  He also invited the Ukrainian leader to visit Belarus any time and in any format. Volodymyr Zelensky provided a detailed update on the situation in Donbass and thanked the Belarusian President for offering an efficient negotiating platform and for the role Belarus plays in the conflict resolution. The Belarusian leader assured that Minsk would keep investing every effort in settling the situation in the region and that Ukraine could count on Belarus as an advocate of peaceful initiatives and processes. The leaders discussed a separate set of matters dealt with economy and trade, in particular partnerships in the manufacturing industry and agriculture. The two presidents paid special attention to the harvesting season in the two countries. In addition, the parties discussed joint efforts in maintaining national security in the energy sectors of Belarus and Ukraine. The presidents also exchanged congratulations. Alexander Lukashenko congratulated the Ukrainian President on successful political campaigns and wished him every success in forming the government and in his overall work. The Ukrainian leader, in turn, congratulated Aleksandr Lukashenko on the excellent conduct of the 2nd European Games, the Press Service of the Belarusian President reports. As previously wrote News.ru Lukashenko had stated that he would maintain warm relations with Ukraine regardless of who would lead the country. News.ru