On the morning of June 29, President Xi Jinping met with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.

President Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Belarus are true friends that trust and support each other, good partners that share common development and prosperity, as well as all-weather comprehensive strategic partners. The China-Belarus relationship has withstood the test of the changing international circumstances. It has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, and entered its best time in history. The political mutual trust between the two countries is rock-solid, and high-quality Belt and Road cooperation has produced fruitful results. The key cooperation projects have been advancing steadily, and multilateral coordination has been effective. Facts show that deepening China-Belarus all-weather, all-round cooperation is in line with the trend of the times and the fundamental interests of the two peoples.

President Xi Jinping stressed that China and Belarus should maintain strategic communication and further promote the high-level bilateral relationship so as to bring more benefits to the two peoples. China supports Belarus in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and in pursuing a development path befitting its national conditions. China will continue to provide support for the development of Belarus to the best of its capability. The two countries should mobilize resources to further enhance Belt and Road cooperation and make practical cooperation more substantive. China would like to work with Belarus to build a community with a shared future for humanity, implement the four Global Initiatives, strengthen coordination and cooperation within multilateral mechanisms such as the U.N. and the SCO, and act as forces for stability in a turbulent world.

President Lukashenko fully shared President Xi Jinping’s assessment of the bilateral relations. He said China is Belarus’ all-weather strategic partner, and the two countries’ comprehensive and deep practical cooperation has provided strong support for Belarus’ economic and social development. Belarus attaches great importance to its relations with China, and looks forward to strengthening strategic communication and expanding areas of cooperation with China, so as to promote greater development of bilateral relations. President Xi Jinping has put forward the four Global Initiatives, and promoted the political solution to hotspot issues. All these are major contributions to world peace, stability and prosperity. Belarus will stay in close coordination with China on regional and international affairs, and together promote peace, development and stability in the region and around the world.

Wang Yi was present at the meeting.