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15 Sep 2014

Belarus, EU agree to ramp up dialogue

MINSK, 15 September (BelTA) – The cooperation between Minsk and Brussels was on the agenda of Belarus-Austria ministerial consultations held in the Belarusian capital on 15 September, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.

The sides discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral relations, including the Eastern Partnership initiative, regional and international affairs.

The Belarusian and Austrian delegations agreed to implement a number of measures to ramp up bilateral cooperation and the Belarus-EU dialogue.

The Belarusian delegation at the negotiations was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yelena Kupchina. The Austrian delegation was led by Jan Kickert, Political Director from the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs.

Apart from that, the sides signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs affairs. On Belarus’ behalf, the document was signed by chairman of the State Customs Committee Alexander Shpilevsky, on Austria’s behalf – by Jan Kickert.

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