BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
27/01/2009
Usackas and Solana discussed EU relations with Belarus
Petras Vaida, BC, Vilnius,
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Usackas had a meeting with Secretary General of the Council of the European Union Javier Solana in Brussels on January 26 to discuss the perspectives of the EU relations with Belarus, informed BC the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In course of the discussions, the minister informed Solana about his visit to Minsk in the end of December, 2008, talks with head of the President's Administration Uladzimir Makey, and Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Martynov.
Usackas said that Belarus should be allowed a possibility to draw closer to the EU, for this purpose the newly created EU Eastern Partnership initiative could be used.
Usackas also drew Solana's attention to the fact that closer relations between Belarus and the EU should have a positive impact on the development of an open society and respect for democratic principles in Belarus, the rule of law and activities that are based on free market principles applied to the EU businessmen.
Usackas informed Solana about Lithuania's intentions to send one Lithuanian official to the EU Border Assistance Mission in Rafah, Palestine.
Source:
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/eu_baltics/?doc=9121
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