Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Bilateral Relations: Belarusian President's visit to Vietnam postponed by mutual consent

The Belarusian president's official visit to Vietnam scheduled for December 11-12 has been postponed "by mutual consent," a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman has said.

RIA Novost reports that Alexander Lukashenko was expected to discuss stepping up economic cooperation between Belarus and Vietnam, and to sign about 10 bilateral agreements.