Belarus has consistently opposed attempts to give the confrontational nature of the initiative " Eastern partnership ", said the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei.

in Riga on may 21-22 summit of " Eastern partnership ". It does not provide for the possibility of EU membership, but aimed at political and economic integration of the EU with Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

"We are very interested discussed the development of the so-called proposal of the Eastern partnership, and I Wish to say that Belarus was, is, and will continue to oppose attempts to give the confrontational nature of the initiative of our European partners ", - he said according to the results of negotiations with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

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