MINSK, 2 February (BelTA) – Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei Martynov and Moscow-based Ambassador of Spain (the country holding the EU presidency in first half of 2010) to Belarus Juan Antonio March Pujol will discuss the interaction between the EU and Belarus in dealing with the consequences of the global crisis. This statement was made by the Spanish ambassador at a press conference.
“Of course there is no global recipe for the crisis. But it is important to analyze what is happening and what we can do together to improve the situation,” said Juan Antonio March Pujol.
According to the Spanish diplomat, the European Union can share its experience with Belarus in dealing with the economic problems during a crisis.
The Ambassador did not rule out that some of international workshops of the European Partnership four thematic platforms could be held in Minsk. European high-level officials may travel to Minsk. “You know that the membership of the European Commission has been recently revamped. It is quite possible that new European commissioners would want to include Minsk into the programs of their visits,” the diplomat added.
He also noted that the adoption of common values in understanding the development of the state, free elections and free operation of political parties could help the Belarus-EU dialogue.
The Ambassador also praised the successes of the Eastern Partnership initiative for the past six months. “Belarus has submitted quite a few projects for the financing within the Eastern Partnership framework. This is a good result we could only dream of a year ago,” Juan Antonio March Pujol said. The Ambassador of Spain reminded the reporters that the preparatory work is currently underway to implement the Eastern Partnership joint projects. With active participation of Belarus, the sides are preparing the cooperation projects in such areas as power engineering, border protection, education, standardization, ecology, he said.
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