Lukashenko called Tokayev a smart girl for his knowledge of Chinese

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko called his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev a "smart girl" because of his knowledge of Chinese. The corresponding footage was posted on January 15 by the Telegram channel Pool One, which is close to the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The footage shows Lukashenko talking to Tatiana Kharlap, who has been appointed head of the administration of the Great Stone Industrial Park.

Lukashenko asked Kharlap about her knowledge of Chinese, then remembered what Chinese President Xi Jinping had said.

"He said: to learn Chinese, the main thing is <...> you don't have to be afraid of it. Because we are afraid, you have to be an artist there to draw these hieroglyphs and so on. The main thing is not to be afraid. But it's not God who burns the pots. President Tokayev of Kazakhstan has worked as a translator, he knows Chinese perfectly. The President of Kazakhstan is a normal, smart man. I think so. God forbid, I learned it. So, you can learn," the President of Belarus added.

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