PRESS RELEASE

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov will make a working visit to Belarus on November 22-23. In its framework a joint meeting of the collegiums of the foreign ministries of the two countries will be held.

The practice of holding joint collegium meetings of the diplomatic departments is ongoing and reflects the high level of foreign policy collaboration between our countries, at the core of which lies the desire to develop common approaches on key issues on the international agenda.

During the meeting special attention is planned to be paid to issues related to further deepening of the integration processes in the post-Soviet space, primarily in the format of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia. Other themes of practical interest to both parties will also be considered.

The program of the visit also envisions the opening of a Russian Center for Science and Culture in Belarus.

The working visit of Sergey Lavrov to Minsk and the holding of the joint session of the collegiums will undoubtedly promote the further development of Russian-Belarusian foreign policy cooperation.

November 18, 2010