Belarus’ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to the Republic of Belarus Alex Goldman Shayman to receive the copy of his credentials on 29 September 2020, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The parties discussed key areas of Belarusian-Israeli cooperation in trade, economy, science and humanitarian affairs. “Particular attention was paid to organizing high-level contacts, holding a meeting of the joint intergovernmental committee, political and consular consultations amid the epidemiological situation,” the press service said.

Ambassador Alex Goldman Shayman expressed gratitude to Belarus for the assistance to the Hasidic pilgrims who stayed on the territory of the Republic of Belarus in September this year.