On the Visit of the MFA Delegation to Hungary

12-06-2013

On June 12, 2013 the Belarusian delegation took part in the meeting of Political Directors of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the countries – members of the Central European Initiative and the USA that took place in Budapest (Hungary). The Belarusian delegation included Mr.Valeriy Kurdiukov, Head of the Division for Europe, Mr.Sergei Rachkov, Head of the Department for the USA and Canada and Mr.Alexander Hainovsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Hungary.

During the meeting the parties discussed the role of the regional and Euro-Atlantic cooperation in the process of maintaining stability and security in the West Balkans, integration processes in Europe, as well as in the preparation for the forthcoming Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius.

The Belarusian delegation presented the view of interaction development within Eastern Partnership and Central European Initiative, special attention was drawn to the necessity of the economic dimension activation. The Belarusian delegation held bilateral meetings with the delegations of the CEI and the USA.

Hungary presides in the CEI in 2013.

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