Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Valentin Rybakov participates in the negotiations on the preparation for the UN summit

27 March 2015

The delegation of Belarus takes part in the session of intergovernmental negotiations on the preparation for the UN summit in September, which will adopt the post-2015 sustainable development agenda. The session is dedicated to the discussion on sustainable development goals and targets as an integral part of the future agenda.

On March 26 the head of the Belarusian delegation, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Rybakov made a statement during the event. The representative of Belarus stressed the importance of the existing list of sustainable development goals prepared by a UN General Assembly working group with the active participation of Belarus. Valentin Rybakov mentioned that the main task of the states within the framework of the new development agenda will be the actual accomplishment of the goals on the basis of national priorities. At the same time the UN system should be tasked to provide effective assistance to countries in bringing the new agenda to life.

Deputy Foreign Minister informed the participants of the negotiations of the active preparation of Belarus to the adoption and implementation of the new UN agenda, including the development of national sustainable development strategy for the period up to 2030. In April this year Minsk will host an international conference on innovative industrial development in middle-income countries. This event will focus on the issues of development of this category of countries in the context of the new global agenda.

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