According to reports, the conversation took place at the initiative of the French side. The leaders discussed "regional issues" in general and Belarus's relations with the European Union and France in particular. The Élysée Palace has not yet commented on Minsk's statement. The last time Lukashenko and Macron spoke was on February 26, 2022 — the conversation lasted just over an hour. The main topic at that time was the possibility of organizing negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv in Minsk.