Aleksandr Lukashenko welcomed John Dramani Mahama in his capacity of the president of the country taking into account the fact that the current leader of Ghana had been to Belarus before. «It is a pleasure for me to meet with you. Back in the day, two years ago you visited Belarus and got familiar with our country,» he remarked.

The Belarus president said: «Right now we are trying to make up our minds about the African continent, about whom we can rely on, with whom we should cooperate first. Although we are a technological country, we are not gigantic the way China or the USA are. We cannot push a single front and cooperate with all states of the African continent. This is why we want to find our place on the continent of the future. We would very much like to find our friends and a serious foothold in economy on the western shore of this unique natural formation that the African continent is.»

«Moreover, we understand your policy. And we are ready to cooperate with you in many areas,» the Belarusian leader stated. «The philosophy of our policy in the world and primarily on the African continent is very simple. We are ready to ship products of our manufacturing sector, our agriculture, and the services sector to you in Africa. At the same time, we are ready to train the personnel for you that can operate these complicated machines and vehicles. Moreover, you know these machines and vehicles.»

The president also stated Belarus is ready to advance cooperation with Ghana in the field of security. «Because we have quite a well-developed military technology complex. We are ready to cooperate with you in military personnel training,» he said.

«I am convinced that your visit in the capacity of the head of state to Belarus today will be able to secure the foundation of our relations that we need in order to build the edifice of more serious relations,» Aleksandr Lukashenko said.