Vladimir Putin

The Belarus and Russian presidents preliminary agree after a phone talk to meet on 21 September.

He also has the status of a Russian President’s special envoy for the development of trade and economic cooperation with Belarus.

Lukashenka was quick to invite Putin to visit Minsk after re-election to discuss 'burning bilateral cooperation issues.'

Putin and Lukashenka are unlikely to meet during the Zapad 2017 war games.

Eurasian Economic Commission official Dmitry Nekrasov says Belarus signed the Customs Code on April 11.

The Belarus leader will spend this week at the Russian skiing resort in Sochi but Putin is unlikely to join him.

Belarus president tells a news conference for Russian reporters in Minsk he will meet Vladimir Putin on November 22.

The Belarusian and Russian Presidents had a phone conversation on Wednesday afternoon.

The exact date and possible agenda of the visit are yet to be known.