Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko will visit the main cathedral of the Valaam monastery and several monastic communities known as sketes on Wednesday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Axar.az reports citing Russian media.

"They will arrive in Valaam — an informal trip, a day of informal communication," Peskov stressed. "On Valaam they plan to visit the main cathedral, several sketes and the Valaam museum, that is, the schedule is pretty tight."

According to Peskov, in the evening the two presidents will return to St. Petersburg, where on Thursday they will take part in formal events, in particular, the Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions.