Belarus EU

Deputy Foreign Minister Alena Kupchyna has said this to the journalists on December 13.

It cannot happen as there are political prisoners in Belarus.

President of the European Commission thinks that free travelling of people will facilitate development of democracy in Belarus.

The European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy has commented on the prospects of EU development programmes in Belarus.

Belarus is in the first position as regards the number of Schengen visas given per one thousand people, the Minister said.

Uladzimir Makei does not exclude the possibility of Belarus joining the EU in the future, he told Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

The Belarus president on Monday met with the head of Russia's Republic of Karelia Aleksandr Hudilainen.

Lithuania's Conservative Party and opposition United Civil Party in Belarus are scheduled to sign a memorandum of cooperation today in Minsk.

A seminar dedicated to the summit was held in the French capital on November 5.