On May 4, 2015 in Minsk Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei held a meeting with the Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria Sebastian Kurz.
During the meeting the parties discussed a wide range of issues of the bilateral agenda with focus on trade, economic and political cooperation, as well as on a number of issues of international and regional agenda.
The Ministers reached an agreement to hold a number of joint events, including the next round of consultations between the foreign ministries, as well as the 12th session of the Intergovernmental Belarusian-Austrian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation.
The sides also exchanged views on cooperation between Belarus and the EU, the prospects of the development of the “Eastern Partnership” initiative.