SIMFEROPOL, March 14. /TASS/. Crimean officials intend to conclude regional and municipal agreements with Belarus, EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union) countries, Venezuela and Cuba, Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, Permanent Representative of the Republic to the President, Georgy Muradov told TASS in an interview.

"In the long term, the issues on concluding agreements, including regional and municipal ones, with such friendly countries as Belarus and other EAEU member states, as well as Venezuela, Cuba and other countries interested in cooperation with Crimea, are in progress," Muradov said.

The permanent representative noted that "some of the obvious evidence of Belarus' understanding that Crimea is Russian territory is, in particular, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's clarification that the documents creating the Union State contain mutual recognition of constitutions." "Minsk has consistently supported Russia's position on Crimea at the UN and has always voted in solidarity with it on relevant resolutions," Muradov noted.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in late 2021 that he intended to visit Crimea with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Crimea said it would welcome Lukashenko's visit. According to the Head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov, this decision by the Belarusian leader "is quite in line with the spirit of brotherly relations between the peoples" of Russia and Belarus.