  We derive the Abelian - like expression for the lattice SU(N) Wilson loop in
arbitrary irreducible representation. The continuum Abelian representation of
the SU(N) Wilson loop (for the loop without selfintersections) that has been
obtained by Diakonov and Petrov appears to be a continuum limit of this
expression. We also obtain the lattice variant of a non - Abelian Stokes
theorem and present the explicit expression for the matrix $\cal H$ used in the
Diakonov - Petrov approach.
