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Foreign Minister Martynaw to meet with EU officials on January 26

Foreign Minister Syarhey Martynaw will hold talks with top representatives of the European Union’s institutions in Brussels on January 26.

In particular, the Belarusian minister is expected to meet with the European Union “troika,” which normally includes Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU’s commissioner for external relations and the European Neighborhood Policy; Javier Solana, the EU’s high representative for the common foreign and security policy; and the foreign minister of the country that holds the EU presidency, currently the Czech Republic, a Czech diplomat in Brussels told BelaPAN.

He said that the meeting would take place on the sidelines of a meeting of the European Union’s foreign ministers.

When reached by BelaPAN, the press offices of the EU Council and the European Commission said that it was early to speak about whether Dr. Solana and Ms. Ferrero-Waldner would attend the meeting.
The Belarusian foreign ministry declined to comment on the report.