MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. The foreign ministers of Russia and Belarus, Sergey Lavrov and Sergey Aleinik, signed a joint statement on common foreign policy priorities, a TASS correspondent reported.

The singing ceremony took place after talks between the two countries’ top diplomats.

Lavrov pointed out at a joint press conference that the parties were quite satisfied with the outcome of the talks. "We will continue to maintain close daily contact. As I have already said, our ministries will hold a joint board meeting in the fall," he said.