MINSK, August 8. /TASS/. In an interview with the US magazine Time, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko reaffirmed his country’s readiness to organize trilateral negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin, his US counterpart Donald Trump, and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, BelTA news agency reported on Friday.
"Let’s make up our minds in advance. For instance: the hero city of Minsk, Istanbul, Geneva. It has been decided," Lukashenko said. "This meeting will take place in a month. We can discuss American-Russian relations on the first day, for instance."
"On the second day, if we reach an agreement on some draft document, we will invite Zelensky, Lukashenko <…> [and others]. It will look proper," the Belarusian president continued.
According to Lukashenko, Putin will be pleased to meet for negotiations in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, and the American leader will be satisfied with the venue as well.
"It is necessary to prepare this visit. If you want, I can handle it," the Belarusian president continued. "The American side, the Russian side."
