Belarus plans to raise level of parliamentary cooperation with China

Belarus plans to raise the level of inter-parliamentary cooperation with China, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said at a sitting of the ninth session of the House of Representatives of the seventh convocation on 25 January, BelTA has learned.

"The ideas of peace and justice are close to our colleagues from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. This is evidenced by the results of negotiations on the sidelines of the sessions of the ASEAN IPA, the Latin American Parliament, direct contacts with the chairman of the Pan-African Parliament. We have reached an agreement in principle with him to grant the National Assembly of Belarus the status of an observer in this organization," the speaker said.

He urged to work actively to implement all the agreements, to promote specific projects and strengthen mutual support, including within the framework of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. "Participation in the work of the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network also seems promising. We need to use its potential to promote a peaceful and unifying agenda," Vladimir Andreichenko said.

"Special attention should be paid to the development of relations with our strategic partner, the People's Republic of China. We are planning to raise the level of inter-parliamentary interaction by setting up an inter-parliamentary commission for cooperation between the National Assembly of Belarus and the Parliament of the People's Republic of China, taking into account the agreements reached at a high level," Vladimir Andreichenko said.