BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

31/07/2008

Belarus welcomes UN assistance and partnership initiatives, Prime Minister says

Belarus welcomes the UN assistance and partnership initiatives, Prime Minister of Belarus said at a meeting with new UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus Mr. Antonius Bernardus Broek on July 31.

Mr Antonius Broek presented Sergei Sidorsky the letters of credence from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who accredited him as UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus. He assured the Prime Minister of Belarus that he will do his best to make the cooperation with Belarus dynamic, innovative, fruitful, reported Belta.

In turn, Sergei Sidorsky said: "We are happy that the UN has sent an experienced, skilled professional to Belarus." Belarus, one of the UN founders, will pay close attention to improving the United Nations country programmes, he said. One of Belarus' priorities is to promote a UN flexible response system to the changing needs of the countries - aid recipients.

The Belarusian Prime Minister said that he had constructive, trustworthy relations with the outgoing UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus, Cihan Sultanoglu. "Under her leadership the UN Office in Belarus acted as a reliable partner of the Belarusian government in promoting economic reforms, strengthening international technical aid for most important programmes including the international technical cooperation programme 2006-2010," he said.

"We hope our cooperation will be strengthened further," Sergei Sidorsky said.

Source:

http://news.trendaz.com/?show=news&newsid=1259626&lang=EN

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