Events

MINSK, 8 June (BelTA) – A delegation of the Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central Asia (COEST) pays a reconnaissance visit to Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On 8 June the ministry hosted a meeting of the delegation with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna, the representatives of the ministry said. “The meeting included a briefing for the COEST delegation with the participation of the heads of a number of departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” the press release of the press service reads.

The Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the EU Council is an expert body comprising representatives of 28 EU member states. The working party handles all aspects of bilateral relations of the EU with Eastern European and Central Asian countries. Its work also includes frameworks for multilateral cooperation, such as the European Neighborhood Policy, in particular the Eastern Partnership Initiative.