The Belarusian politician was said goodbye at the Zimbabwe airport with songs, dances and the participation of the local guard of honor.
Belarusian politician Alexander Lukashenko left Zimbabwe, an African country he visited on Monday, January 30. At the airport, the dictator was seen off by a guard of honor and a painted goat. Relevant video on Wednesday, February 1, shared telegram channel of Lukashenka’s journalistic pool.
The video from the airport shows how, during the farewell, Lukashenka walked past the local guard of honor, which included a goat in a blanket. The animal had red-painted horns, hooves, and a tail.
According to message According to the BelTA news agency, following the results of negotiations with the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Belarusian politician said that “the future belongs to Africa” and “the world cannot develop without the countries of this continent.”
“Without Africa, there can be no prospects in the world at all. Resources are here, people here are becoming more educated every year, the latest technologies are coming here … Therefore, all the powers that be are here: the USA, and China, and Russia, and Great Britain, the entire European Union and so on,” the dictator said.
On January 31, Lukashenka and Mnangagwa signed a number of agreements, agreed to jointly develop investment and cooperation projects in the fields of industry, trade, agriculture, energy, transport and mining.
Earlier we reported that President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko gave him a stuffed lion. In return, he received a Belarusian-made tractor.
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