№ 4,2013
Interactive potential revealed effectively in Asia |
 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on state visit to Indonesia and SingaporeDiplomatic relations between Belarus and Indonesia will have been formally established 20 years ago, within the next three months. However, the most active contacts began just 4-5 years ago. Since 2009, delegations have been exchanged more regularly and, in 2011, the Belarusian Embassy to Jakarta opened. We share similar views on a number of important issues on the international agenda and co-operate in the United Nations and Non-Aligned Movement. We both support multipolar world order, and speak for each other’s initiatives within the international arena, as well as supporting each other’s candidates on elected bodies of the UN. We enjoy a favourable political background for effective economic co-operation, ever moving forward, although our pace of liaison is yet to meet its full potential. |
Partnership knows no borders |
 After his South-East Asia trip, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has visited the United Arab Emirates, meeting the UAE leadership and having a range of meetings with representatives of business circles The President of Belarus has met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as well as the Deputy Prime Minister and UAE Interior Minister, Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan. |
Essence of real actions |
 President Lukashenko’s official visit to the United Arab Emirates ends tour of ‘distant arc’ of South-East Asia and Middle EastThe President’s recent tour has included visits to Indonesia and Singapore, with whom relations are in their infancy, as well as the UAE, with whom Belarus has a long-established relationship. As well as mastering new markets in South-East Asia, Belarus is keen to nurture existing good relations. |