Private talks with representatives of Western countries were held a day before, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the regional stage of the Dazhynki harvest festival in Volozhin on 19 October, Report informs via BelTA.
“Yesterday [18 October] I did not make any public appearances, but it was a very difficult day. I had very tough, difficult, but interesting negotiations with representatives of Western countries," Lukashenko said. He did not specify with whom he had the talks noting only that the "wealthiest countries" were represented there.
Lukashenko said these countries envy Belarus.