PRESIDENT BIELORUSSE A RECEIVED THE SENIOR OF THE HEADS OF DIPLOMATIC
MISSIONS A MINSK








MINSK, March 13.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Olessia Loutchaninova).  The
president bielorusse Alexandre Loukachenko received Tuesday the senior
of the heads of diplomatic missions accreditees has Minsk Ilia
Veldjanov, ambassador of Turkmenistan in Bielorussie.  They have
debattu questions of the co-operation bilaterale bielorusso-turkmene,
as well as problems of the foreign diplomats accredites in
Bielorussie.

The interlocutors have focuses their attention on the preparation of
the future visits of the president bielorusse Alexandre Loukachenko in
Turkmenistan and of the head of the State turkmene Saparmourat Niyazov
in Bielorussie.  " We have subjects has to discuss with the president
turkmene, for example of the reinforcement of the trade and economic,
A indicates Alexandre Loukachenko.  On the political level, there are
no problems ".

In 2000, the turnover between Turkmenistan and Bielorussie have double
compared to 1999.  However, the share turkmene in the turnover between
Bielorussie and Community countries of the States Independants (CEI,
ex-URSS less Baltic States) represente only 0,44 percent.  Bielorussie
exports in Turkmenistan primarily tractors, trucks and tires.