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MINSK, 20 March (BelTA) – A delegation of the NATO headquarters has arrived in Belarus on a visit until 21 March, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Defense Ministry of Belarus.

The NATO delegation, led by Jean-Claude Gagnon, Officer at the Planning Directorate in the Defence Policy and Planning Division, includes military attaches of the NATO member states (Lithuania, Poland) accredited at the Defense Ministry of Belarus and a representative of the Embassy of Estonia in Belarus, the NATO’s contact embassy.

The visit is held as part of Belarus’ participation in the forces planning and assessment process within the NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) program. The delegation of the Alliance will conduct consultations on the partnership goals in 2014. Partaking in the consultations on Belarus’ behalf will be representatives of the structural subdivisions of the Defense Ministry, the General Stuff and the Armed Forces that are responsible for the implementation of the partnership goals as well as those presenting reports within the PfP.

The program of the visit will include bilateral meetings on the PfP review developed by the NATO International Secretariat and based on the information presented by Belarus. Another issue for discussions is the results of the implementation of the 2012 partnership goals and a draft package of partnership goals in 2014.

“The visit and scheduled meetings will help implement the instructions of the President of the Republic of Belarus regarding cooperation with NATO, coordinate issues on the PfP draft review, get consultations for achieving PfP partnership goals by Belarus and receive the relevant NATO documents,” the Defense Ministry said.