Belarus – Russia: external policy cooperation

Belarus and Russia expect to sign an agreement on mutual recognition of visas till the end of the year. Minister of foreign affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei declared this today summing up the talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Several rounds of consultations have been held, the next will be soon held in Moscow. The parties also voiced their adherence to arrangement of stable contacts between the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union. The matters of peace-keeping unit in Ukraine was also discussed.