“The leadership of Belarus always proceeds from the need for sincerity in relations with any state. If you are interested in cooperating with a particular country, you should do it sincerely. That is the basis for our good relations with all the leaders of the same fraternal Ukraine, ”Belta quotes the head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.

He noted that the first personal meeting of the Belarusian and Ukrainian Presidents Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Zelensky was very warm, absolutely open and sincere.

“A sincere exchange of views allowed us to establish normal contact. Good relations between leaders are also very important for further building our contacts in all areas, ”the minister said.

Earlier, the Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky during the forum of the regions of Belarus and Ukraine in Zhitomir jokingly assessed whether Belarusians are closer to Ukrainians or Russians.