Belarus' President Lukashenko in Iran, meets Raisi
The first visit in 17 years comes as Iran and Belarus are increasingly brought together over their alliance with Russia amid the war in Ukraine.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko flew to Iran on Monday, the first such visit in 17 years, and met with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi.
Raisi and Lukashenko pledged to bolster bilateral cooperation, particularly in industry, agriculture, transportation and technology. They also discussed using the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union to boost their economic ties, Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Lukashenko also met with the Ayatollah Ali Khameini, as did the two countries' foreign ministers.
.@Amirabdolahian held talks with his Belarussian counterpart Sergei Aleinik over a broad range of issues of cooperation in political, economic, scientific, cultural and consular areas. pic.twitter.com/PgOkQbBQ3F
