Press Release: Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner to attend Belarus Troika in Brussels

European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, will participate in the EU-Belarus Foreign Ministers' Troika meeting in Brussels on 27 January. This is the second ministerial Troika with Belarus following the Council's decision to suspend the visa ban against Belarusian officials for the period of 6 months. From the Belarusian side Foreign Minister Martynov will take part in the meeting, which will touch upon the state of play of EU-Belarus relations, internal developments in the country, regional matters, the economic situation and energy issues.