Belarus, Mozambique hold political consultations in Minsk
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MINSK, 4 June (BelTA) – The third round of political consultations was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique on 3 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Belarusian delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich, the Mozambican one by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Manuel Jose Goncalves.
The parties discussed topical issues of the bilateral agenda, the current state of things and development prospects of the Belarus-Mozambique political dialogue. The parties compared notes on the development of the legal framework of bilateral cooperation, discussed specific ways to intensify trade and economic cooperation.
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There are certain international rules and international authorities should make assessments, said Peskov.
Nevertheless, most of the questions at today s briefing were about the Minsk incident. In particular, Peskov was asked whether the Kremlin was informed about the detention of a Russian woman named Sophia Sapega.
“No, the Kremlin has no information. Again, according to international standards, the Belarusian side will us inform about the detention of Russian citizens and provide information on this matter,” Peskov said.
He declined to comment the fact that four Russian citizens did not board the flight that departed from Minsk to Vilnius, nor did he say anything whether the Belarusian authorities had consulted their Russian counterparts before the plane was detained. At the same time, Peskov noted that within the framework of the Union State, the aviation authorities of the two countries were constantly maintaining close cooperation.
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