Poroshenko hopes to continue trilateral consultations on settling situation in eastern Ukraine
KYIV. Aug 4 (Interfax) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has thanked President Alexander Lukashenko during a telephone conversation for holding the trilateral contact group meeting for settling the situation in Donbas in Minsk, the Ukrainian presidential press office said on Monday.
Poroshenko has also expressed hope that such consultations could continue and bring certain results, the press office said.
It has been reported that the meeting of the trilateral contact group, including the second Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) representative, took place in Minsk on July 31.
The presidents have also discussed a wide range of issues in political and economic bilateral relations, in particular on removing artificial barriers in mutual trade, the press office said.
Lukashenko has assured Poroshenko that Belarus considers good neighborly relations with Ukraine to be a priority of its foreign policy and foreign economy activities.
The presidents have agreed to continue dialogue on a permanent basis on cooperation on bilateral and multilateral relations.
It has been reported citing the Belarusian president's press office that during a telephone conversation Lukashenko and Poroshenko discussed issues of mutual trade and supplying Belarusian oil based products to Ukraine.
"The presidents have discussed trade relations between the countries, other pressing issues of bilateral cooperation and cooperation in the framework of the Customs Union," the press office said.
The Belarusian and Ukrainian presidents have paid special attention to the topic of supplying oil products from Belarus to Ukraine, the press office said. "Lukashenko has emphasized that Belarus realizes the acuteness of the issues taking into account the harvesting campaign and so, despite domestic needs, will provide Ukraine assistance in ensuring its economy with oil products," Lukashenko's press office said.
