BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

20/10/2009

Belarus and Ukraine may cooperate under Eastern Partnership

MINSK, October 20 (RIA Novosti) - Belarus and Ukraine are considering a number of cooperation programs under the Eastern Partnership program, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko said on Tuesday.

"Belarus and Ukraine are considering bilateral projects under the Eastern Partnership on transport, energy transit and infrastructure development," Semashko said.

The Eastern Partnership program, adopted by 27 EU countries in 2008, includes Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Moldova and Georgia and aims to bring these countries in line with EU standards without formal admission to the EU.

Source:

http://en.rian.ru/exsoviet/20091020/156533003.html

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