MOSCOW. April 10 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko while the latter is on a working visit to Russia on April 11-12, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.
"In continuation of a regular dialogue at the highest level, the parties plan to discuss key aspects of the continued development of bilateral cooperation, including the implementation of decisions made at the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State in St. Petersburg on January 29," it said.
The First Man's Pool Telegram channel close to the Belarusian presidential press service said Lukashenko and Putin would meet one-to-one in Moscow on April 11.
The leaders are expected to discuss cooperation between Belarus and Russia in different fields and address some issues that need to be reviewed at the highest level. They will also focus on the regional and international situation and coordination in responding to existing challenges and threats, it said.
On April 12, Lukashenko and Putin plan to attend a joint event on the occasion of Cosmonautics Day. "The heads of state will review the outcomes of a mission to the ISS, where a crew of the [Belarus-Russia] Union State worked for the first time in history. The presidents will speak with the cosmonauts and discuss the prospects for cooperation in the field of space exploration," the First Man's Pool Telegram channel said.