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Lukashenka plans to visit Venezuela

Alyaksandr Lukashenka plans to pay a visit to Venezuela soon with a business delegation, said the presidential press office on Thursday.

The press office said that Mr. Lukashenka discussed the coming visit with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez in a telephone conversation the previous day.

The exact dates of the visit are not yet known, it said.

According to the press office, Messrs. Lukashenka and Chavez had discussed “in detail” the development of relations between Belarus and Venezuela.

The Belarusian leader also inquired about the health condition of Mr. Chavez who is undergoing cancer treatment.

“The head of the Belarusian state wished his counterpart and friend a speedy recovery,” the press office said. //BelaPAN