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Zelensky and Lukashenko at the Forum of Regions in Zhytomyr in 2019
Ukraine asked to postpone for a year the Forum of Regions of the two countries and the visit of the head of state, which was to take place within the framework of the event.
Ukraine canceled President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Belarus in October and his participation in the Forum of Regions of both countries, which was to be held in Grodno. This was announced on Thursday, September 24, by the Ambassador of Belarus to Ukraine, Igor Sokol.
According to him, in July, on behalf of the Belarusian government, invitations to the Forum were sent to all heads of the Ukrainian regions. And as of August, about half of Ukraine’s regions agreed to participate.
In the framework of this Forum, the official visit of Zelensky was elaborated.
“Just the other day, the Ukrainian side approached us with an initiative to postpone the Forum until 2021. In fact, the joint preparatory work was canceled … Since Ukraine’s leadership has put relations” on hiatus “, it means that we will continue to communicate with regions, cities, village councils, businesses, “he added. Hawk.
He noted that due to such a decision by Ukraine, the economies of the two countries, interregional ties and between ordinary people will suffer mainly.
We will recall, on the eve that the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmitry Kuleba, said that Ukraine does not recognize Lukashenko as a legitimate president. Furthermore, the events in Belarus were commented on today by President Vladimir Zelensky.
In response, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said it was surprised Kiev was not trying to hide its alleged lack of independence on foreign policy issues.
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