Belarusian president eyes to boost cooperation with China

MINSK, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Belarus is ready to expand cooperation with China in all the areas, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with the Xinhua News Agency on the eve of his official visit to China that started on Monday.

"We have advanced to strategic partnership, strategic cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Belarus. What matters most is that we are and will be committed to intensifying our relations and expanding our ties, from trade to humanitarian cooperation," Lukashenko said.

According to Belarusian leader, Belarus and China need to think about the further cooperation strategy and address a number of technicalities that will certainly have an impact on the cooperation strategy between the two countries.

Lykashenko is going to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

During the visit the two sides are expected to sign a joint declaration and more than 20 bilateral agreements, protocols and contracts.

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