On the Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Mr.Vladimir Makei to the Faculty of International Relations of Belarusian State University

15 November 2013

15-11-2013

On November 15, 2013 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Mr.Vladmir Makei visited the Faculty of International Relations of the Belarusian State University.

The Head of the Foreign Ministry familiarized himself with material and technical facilities of the faculty, the potential of the International Relations Faculty in expanding the number of languages studied, including uncommon languages.

Within the event Mr.Vladimir Makei addressed the academic teaching stuff, postgraduates and students of the faculty. The Minister made a speech on Priorities of Belarus in Foreign Policy in the Modern Period.

Special attention in the report was paid to the foreign policy as the key part of the activity of the Foreign Ministry, the efficient usage of the diplomatic instrument to carry out objectives set by the Head of the State.

The Minister reported on Belarus’ cooperation with the traditional partners, as well as touched upon the approaches to promoting national interests in remote countries of Asia, Africa and Latina America.

When speaking about global, international and regional situation the Head of the Foreign Ministry drew attention to the forms and methods of reacting to challenges and threats of the modern world.

Within the meeting with the leadership of the faculty and Belarusian State University the sides discussed the ways of expanding cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Faculty of International Relations. Mr.Vladimir Makei marked the important role of the faculty in preparing specialist in the sphere of international relations.

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