Kremlin: Putin did not send any messages to Chinese authorities via Lukashenko
Dmitry Peskov also said that no new talks between Russian and Belarusian leaders had been scheduled for the coming days
MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. The recent visit of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to China was paid exclusively in a bilateral format and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not pass any messages to Beijing through the Belarusian leader, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
"No, it was strictly a bilateral visit [of Lukashenko to China]," Peskov said at a news briefing in response to a relevant question.
The presidential spokesman also said that no new talks between Putin and Lukashenko had been scheduled for the coming days.
"Currently, there are no scheduled talks between the presidents in the coming days," he said, adding that such contact "can be organized promptly if necessary."
Lukashenko paid an official visit to China between February 28 and March 2. After the bilateral summit talks in Beijing, the Belarusian and Chinese presidents, Lukashenko and Xi Jinping respectively, adopted a joint statement on further bilateral development.