Alexander Lukashenko and Leonid Kuchma have stressed a friendly nature of the relationship both on a personal level and between the two peoples at today’s meeting.
27 December will mark the 25th anniversary of Minsk-Kiev diplomatic relations.
Alexander Lukashenko and Leonid Kuchma discussed the activities of the Contact Group on Ukraine in Minsk. Besides, the politicians held a warm conversation and exchanged New Year gifts. The Belarusian leader presented Kuchma with the roster, which is the symbol of 2017, and in return received a collection of works by Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.
On December 25 Minsk and Kiev will mark the 25th anniversary of bilateral relations.












