Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko 2023-03-17 19:50:00 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The presidents discussed trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, as well as substantive issues related to preparations for the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus scheduled for April. Possible interaction in the effort to create international transport corridors was also discussed.