Equatorial Guinea president views Belarus as fraternal nation

Belarus and its people are a fraternal nation and country for us, Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo said as he met with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 7 September, BelTA has learned.

The head of state first thanked the Belarusian side for a warm welcome and hospitality. He also apologized for being forced to postpone his visit, planned earlier, due to changes in his working schedule.

“My visit to Belarus is evidence of my conviction that Belarus and the Belarusian people are a fraternal nation and a fraternal country for us,” Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo said.

According to him, during the visit he intends to discuss all the issues on the bilateral agenda and cooperation projects between Belarus and Equatorial Guinea.

The president is convinced that the agenda of the talks should also include discussion of topical international issues. “We do not forget that the Soviet Union and its member countries played a great role in liberating the African continent from colonial dependence and continue to do so [contributing to the liberation from neocolonial dependence],” Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo emphasized.