MOSCOW. May 10 (Interfax) - Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik is to visit Russia on May 15-18 to discuss foreign policy coordination with Russia, among other issues, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
"Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik will pay an official visit to Moscow on May 15-18," Zakharova said at a press briefing in Moscow on Wednesday.
During his visit, Aleinik is to meet with Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko and State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, she said.
"During negotiations between the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministers, they will address a broad range of relevant aspects of bilateral cooperation and the international agenda," Zakharova said.
The parties will discuss "additional measures to further deepen Russian-Belarusian interaction, including preparations for a joint meeting of the boards of the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries to take place in the fourth quarter of this year in Moscow," she said.
"They plan to exchange opinions on problems of European and international security and coordination of steps on the Asian, African, and Latin American tracks," she said.