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China, Belarus vow to combine development strategies, boost partnership

Xinhua, May 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko pledged on Sunday to combine strategies of development and boost the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

"I hope the two sides will take the opportunity of our meeting to turn the high-level political relationship into more substantial and practical outcomes, and work together to open up a new era for the China-Belarus comprehensive strategic partnership," Xi said as he held talks with Lukashenko.

Xi arrived in Minsk Sunday morning for a three-day state visit to Belarus, the first by a Chinese head of state in 14 years. Endi