MINSK, 21 June (BelTA) – Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei and Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn discussed the prospects of cooperation in the Eastern Partnership initiative in Minsk on 21 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“During the meeting the parties discussed the status of relations between Belarus and the EU, the prospects for the further development of cooperation in a number of areas, including within the framework of the Eastern Partnership initiative,” the press service said.
Johaness Hahn is attending the 10th round of informal ministerial dialogues of the Eastern Partnership countries in Minsk. The event includes meetings of ministers of foreign affairs and ministers for digital technology from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The Belarusian delegation is led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei and Communications and Informatization Minister Sergei Popkov.
The participants of the forum discuss the situation in the region and development prospects for the Eastern Partnership Initiative that is aimed to deliver practical results. The ministers for digital technology discussed th eharmonization of the digital markets of the European Union and the partner states, as well as cyber security, development of the broadband Internet and approximation of mobile roaming tariffs of the member states.
