BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

24/07/2007

Belarusian president hopes for closer economic ties with Japan

MOSCOW - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Monday he hopes his country and Japan will cooperate in the fields of high-tech and energy saving in addition to expanding trade and investment, Japanese officials said.

Lukashenko expressed his hopes at a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Belarus Yasuo Saito, who concurrently serves as the Japanese envoy to Russia, the officials said.

2007 Kyodo News

Source:

http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/413102

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