President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko expects that Belarus and Italy will step up cooperation not only between the states but also between companies. The Belarusian head of state made the statement as he met with Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on 30 November.

Welcoming Silvio Berlusconi in Minsk, Alexander Lukashenko pointed out that a long time had passed since their previous meeting in Rome. Since then meetings with several Italian politicians and heads of major companies have taken place. “At these meetings in Minsk we said that we should get ready for the visit of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Italy properly. It means that we had to work on cooperation avenues rather diligently and comprehensively,” said the Belarusian head of state.

Alexander Lukashenko said that a lot of work had been done in this regard. “We are ready to advance to a certain level of cooperation not only between the states but also between companies,” stressed the Belarus President.

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