China vows support for Belarus' national sovereignty

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing, China June 29, 2026
Photo: Reuters

China supports Belarus in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Monday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, Reuters quotes.

Lukashenko's visit to China comes after he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week.

The meeting follows ⁠mounting tension between Belarus and Ukraine, whose Zelenskiy, says he believes Putin is trying to get Lukashenko to step up his support for Russia in its Ukraine war.

Xi said China and Belarus "must maintain strategic communication, promote the continuous advancement of bilateral relations at a high level and better benefit the peoples of both countries," the ⁠ministry said on its website.

China is willing to continue providing assistance within its capacity for Belarus' development and construction, Xi said.

China-Belarus relations are at their "historic peak," the Belarusian presidential ⁠Telegram channel Pul Pervogo said earlier on Monday.

"This is exactly what we talked with you before," Lukashenko replied, according to the ⁠Telegram post. "And perhaps, to some extent, what we had dreamed of on the eve of this global ⁠cooperation between Belarus and... China."

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