Telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz
A telephone
conversation took place between Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and
Federal Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz upon the initiative of the
Austrian side.
The Federal Chancellor informed
the Belarusian President about the changes that had happened in Austria’s
political field. Aleksandr Lukashenko, in turn, congratulated Sebastian Kurz on
the appointment as the Federal Chancellor of Austria.
During the telephone conversation
the sides discussed the contacts between the two countries in various fields
and agreed that they cannot be lost. Sebastian Kurz invited Aleksandr Lukashenko to visit Austria. Having accepted the invitation, the President of
Belarus, in turn, invited the Federal Chancellor to visit Belarus together with
the business circles.
During the conversation the sides
paid special attention to the international forum “Eastern Europe: In Search of
Security for All” organized by the Minsk Dialogue initiative that had been held
in Minsk. Sebastian Kurz emphasized positive results of the conference. Apart
from that, the sides discussed the Core Group Meeting of the Munich Security
Conference which is expected to take place in Belarus in the autumn of 2018.
The Federal Chancellor expressed readiness to support Belarus and provide
comprehensive assistance in this context.
Speaking about the bilateral
cooperation, Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned a positive dynamics in the
development of the Belarusian-Austrian relations and expressed hope that the
constructive interaction will be continued. He emphasized Belarus’ commitment
to the development of cooperation with Austria.
The sides also discussed the
trade, economic and investment cooperation. Austria is one of Belarus’ key
investment partners. During the telephone conversation Aleksandr Lukashenko and
Sebastian Kurz also spoke about the operation of the Belarusian
telecommunications sector, in particular, the work on the market and the
further development of velcom which is an affiliated company of Telekom Austria
AG.