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ArmInfo.A telephone conversation between the President of Belarus and the Prime Minister of Armenia took place on March 31 at the initiative of the Armenian side. BelTA by the reference of the press service of Belarusian Leader reports.. According to the source, Alexander Lukashenko and Nikol Pashinyan discussed the functioning of the economy in the current difficult conditions, noting the existing serious problems and difficulties.
The parties exchanged views on hydrocarbon prices, which Belarus and Armenia import from Russia. Alexander Lukashenko and Nikol Pashinyan noted an overestimated level of prices for natural gas, noting that it obviously does not correspond to the world level and the current situation as a whole. A separate topic of discussion was the functioning of health systems and counteracting the spread of seasonal acute viral infections.
Also, in connection with the current state of affairs, the President of Belarus and the Prime Minister of Armenia discussed the possibility of a meeting of the heads of the EAEU states to discuss the emerging economic challenges.
The initiative to hold such a meeting was made by Alexander Lukashenko as the leader of the country presiding in the Eurasian Economic Union. The Belarusian leader emphasized the presence of urgent issues requiring detailed discussion at the highest level. In development of the conversation, the Belarusian leader instructed the chairman of the EEC Board, Mikhail Myasnikovich, to work out this issue from each side and bring to them the positions discussed. If the heads of state agree, Belarus will propose that the meeting be held in an extremely narrow composition, guaranteeing complete security to each member of the arriving delegations. An alternative option for holding this discussion, according to the Belarusian side, could be a video conference with the participation of leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union.
