Visit to Valaam Island

The presidents of Belarus and Russia, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, met on the island of Valaam (Lake Ladoga) in Karelia on 25 July.

When in the Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior, the heads of state visited the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God on the grounds of the Smolensk hermitage.

The Belarusian President is in Russia on a working visit. The Belarusian president is scheduled to hold talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in various formats. The heads of state are set to discuss topical issues of Belarusian-Russian relations, the status of the Union State projects, regional security and the international agenda.

The heads of state have previously visited the island together twice. Last year, also in July, they visited the Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior.

For the first time, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin visited Valaam together in July 2019.