President Victor Yushchenko is convinced that Europe would benefit from
open, dynamic and honest cooperation between Ukraine and Belarus. "We
are talking now about the region, which can bring tremendous benefits
to the European continent", said President Yushchenko at his joint
press conference with the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko
in Kiev, presidential press office reported.
Victor Yushchenko stressed that it is not
about the individual interests of Ukraine or Belarus. Instead, he said,
but the "mutual approach” between the EU and Ukraine and Belarus, where
motives interest of all parties are equal.
The President
said that today he had a phone conversation with the President of the
European Commission, during sides have discussed the implementation of
the Eastern Partnership. "One of the results of our current
negotiations is that Ukraine and Belarus want to joint the system of
joint projects within the framework of the European Union’s Eastern
Partnership, and I have received strong political support and
assurances of the President of the European Commission Mr. Barroso that
the EU would gladly welcome Ukraine and Belarus to any projects within
the Eastern Partnership", said Victor Yushchenko.
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