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Belarus' interaction with the European Union, including in view of Austria's presidency in the union, was discussed in Vienna, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA.
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko visited Austria on 5-7 December. He took part in an annual conference of the European Union's Eastern Partnership Initiative. This year's conference was held within the framework of Austria's presidency in the Council of the European Union. The conference focused on enhancing the economy in order to create a stronger society and investing in people for the sake of sustainable development.
Oleg Kravchenko took part in the meeting of the heads of the delegations of the partnership states with Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, and Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Karin Kneissl. The current state and prospects of cooperation of the partnership states with the European Union were discussed.