KIEV, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a telephone conversation with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday, according to the president's press service.
Lukashenko congratulated the Ukrainian president on successful political campaigns and wished him every success in forming the new government.
Zelensky confirmed his invitation for Lukashenko to visit Ukraine within the framework of the second Forum of Regions of Belarus and Ukraine that will be held in Zhitomir, Ukraine in October this year. Lukashenko accepted the invitation and noted that he was an initiator and co-founder of this event which he views as a highly efficient and useful instrument for promoting the economies of the two countries.
Zelensky also thanked the Belarusian president for offering an efficient negotiating platform for the eastern Ukraine conflict resolution.
Minsk has been the meeting place for the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine since 2014.
