European Commissioner Johannes Khan visiting Minsk

30 января 2018

Johannes Khan, European Commissioner for the European Neighborhood Policy and negotiations on the EU expansion, arrived in Belarus on a visit. In the next few hours, the diplomat will meet with the head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry – Vladimir Makei. The agenda includes trade and investment, as well as the tasks agreed upon at the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels.

Dmitry Mironchik, the Head of Information and Digital Diplomacy Department – Press Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus:

"We are planning to discuss urgent issues of the Belarus-EU cooperation, including the prospect of development of trade-economic and investment cooperation, interaction in international and technical assistance, strengthening of political dialogue between Belarus and the EU, as well as other aspects of the relations that are of mutual interest."

Last time, Johannes Khan visited Belarus in 2015. Ahead of this visit, the diplomat stated that within a few years Belarus and the EU could significantly expand their cooperation.