President Serzh Sargsyan hosted his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, who arrived in Armenia yesterday on a working visit. President Sargsyan welcomed Mr. Lukashenko to our Armenia and noted that the two mations had been part of the same state structure for many years and after gaining independence they comprise parts of the same security system – the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which gives special importance to bilateral relations. Expressing his thanks for the warm reception he has received, Alexander Lukashenoko noted he has arrived in a friendly country. In his words, Armenia and Belarus are close partners and have no closed topics for discussion, ranging from military-political cooperation to economic, financial and trade issues. The leaders of the two countries discussed a broad framework of issues of bilateral interest, particularly referring to the intensification of trade-economic relations and close cooperation within international organizations. The parties attached great importance to the role of the Belarus-Armenian community in the development of bilateral relations.