MINSK, January 18. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Minsk on Wednesday on a working visit, a TASS correspondent reported.

On Thursday, the Russian top diplomat is expected to attend a joint session of the Russian and Belarusian Foreign Ministries.

In addition, he is scheduled to hold talks with his Belarusian counterpart Sergey Aleinik and meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.