Alexander Lukashenko held a number of bilateral meetings in Astana

On the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia summit, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held a number of bilateral meetings. The conversation with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan lasted about an hour behind closed doors. Belarus President discussed bilateral cooperation Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The meeting with the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, turned out to be a thorough one. Alexander Lukashenko called the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia the right step. "We need to boldly take the reins of government in the world", the Belarusian leader said.