President Pranab Mukherjee meets Belarus PM Andrei Kobyakov

Minsk, June 04 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee met the Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov in capital city Minsk. Mukherjee is on a two-day visit to enhance bilateral relations. Mukherjee, who wrapped up a bilateral visit to Sweden on Tuesday, is the first Indian state of head to visit Belarus. In Minsk, President Mukherjee will address a joint business conference along with his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. As per reports, Mukherjee's visit comes at a time when Delhi and Minsk are in the process of finalizing a joint roadmap to expanding cooperation in sectors including industry, information technology, education and culture. Belarus has been supportive of India's candidature for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and at the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG).