Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Belarus, where he is scheduled to meet with President Alexander Lukashenko and Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei on Thursday.

Axar.az reports that earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters that during his two-day visit Lavrov would attend a joint meeting of the collegiums of the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries. The sides will touch upon the situation in Belarus along with key bilateral and international issues.