Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing today. The meeting took place against the backdrop of deepening cooperation between the two countries and was reported by Chinese state media.
During the talks, Lukashenko said that he highly appreciated Xi Jinping's positive assessment of the development of relations between Minsk and Beijing. According to him, the current level of cooperation is the result of the long-term efforts of the two countries to build a strategic partnership.
For his part, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that relations between Beijing and Minsk are at a historic peak. The statement underscored the two countries' desire to continue developing their political and economic ties.
Lukashenko last visited China in September last year, when he attended a military parade in Beijing and participated in a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin.
Belarus remains heavily dependent economically and politically on Russia, with Russian nuclear weapons deployed on its territory. Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Lukashenko has allowed Russian forces to use Belarusian territory for the offensive, but continues to deny his country's direct involvement in hostilities.