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Ukraine supports cooperation between Belarus and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) via Belarus's joining the conventions of the Council of Europe, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Minisry's press service.

This was announced following a meeting in Kyiv on October 22 between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko and PACE Chairman Lluís Maria de Puig.

According to the press service report, the sides considered issues of regional cooperation of the Council of Europe with Belarus, in particular, the prospects for granting the country a special guest status in PACE.

“In connection with this the Ukrainian side voiced support for the more active involvement of Belarus in cooperation with the organization, in particular, via this country’s joining the conventions of the Council of Europe,” the report says.

The sides also discussed a large number of issues regarding the activity of the Council of Europe and its Parliamentary Assembly: strengthening institutional unity in the Council of Europe, the continuation of reforms in the organization, as well as priority directions for further work.

The Ukrainian side acquainted the PACE chairman with priorities of Ukraine’s foreign policy course, in particular, in the context of cooperation at European and regional levels.