Top Turkish diplomat to pay 2-day visit to Belarus

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will start a two-day visit to Belarus on Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

During the visit, Cavusoglu will meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and exchange views with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei on bilateral relations and international developments, the ministry said in a statement.

"Minister Cavusoglu will also meet with the representatives of the Turkish business community in Belarus," it added.

Turkey was the first country to recognize the independence of Belarus and the diplomatic relations were established on 25 March, 1992.