Mikheil Saakashvili meets with Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Crimea

Bilateral political and economic issues were discussed during the meeting.

Saakashvili and Lukashenka note with in establishing deeper ties between the civil society groups and business, especially between the youth and business people.

As Georgia Online reports, the head of states expressed a hope that Belarusian tourists would visit Georgia this year.

The President of Georgia also had a meeting with President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich.

Observers in Tbilisi have already commented on the meetings. They say it is a new stage of relations with the CIS member states, which suffer from Russia’s pressure, following a breakthrough in diplomatic relations with the West.