UN Deputy Secretary General to visit Minsk

Muhamad Shaaban, UN Deputy Secretary General, will pay a visit to Minsk from January 17 through January 19, the press service of Belarus' foreign ministry told BELTA. The aim of the visit is to sign a memorandum on cooperation between the Minsk State Linguistics University and the UN Secretariat. The high-ranking UN official will also have meetings with university administration and professors.

Muhamad Shaaban will also meet Belarus' foreign minister Siarhei Martynau.