Ukraine, Belarus to hold forum of regions in October

23.04.2020 09:15

Ukrinform

Ukrainian and Belarusian Foreign Ministers Dmytro Kuleba and Vladimir Makei have reaffirmed their readiness to hold the Third Forum of the Regions of Ukraine and Belarus in Grodno in October 2020.

The matter was discussed during a phone call between the two diplomats on April 22, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service reported.

"The foreign ministers praised the implementation of the agreements reached at a meeting of the presidents of Ukraine and Belarus in Zhytomyr on October 4, 2019. The ministers reaffirmed their readiness to hold the Third Forum of the Regions of Ukraine and Belarus in Grodno in October 2020," the report reads.

Kuleba also thanked the Belarusian side for fruitful cooperation in countering the spread of COVID-19. The sides praised cooperation in returning Ukrainian and Belarusian citizens to their homeland in March-April this year.

The ministers also focused on key areas of bilateral cooperation, particularly trade, infrastructure, and energy.

According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, preparations are now underway for the next meeting of the Ukrainian-Belarusian intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation.

Kuleba also invited Makei to make a working visit to Ukraine.