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Makei: Kyiv, Minsk to boost joint border demarcation, count on EU support
13.08.2015 12:36 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
"We are actively working on the demarcation of our joint border. Hopefully, this process will not be suspended and will develop actively, for instance, we count on the assistance of the European Union, our European partners, in the infrastructural development of our borders," NRCU reports quoting the Belarusian foreign minister Vladimir Makei as speaking within the joint press briefing with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin in Kyiv on Wed.
As to the report, the Belarusian foreign minister was unable to answer a journalist’s question as to when the border development process would be completed.
«Border development is very complex, expensive and labor-consuming work which will take at least a number of upcoming years,» Makei said.
Reportedly, Belarus has set the task of developing borders with all neighbors, he said. Minsk is expecting to make progress in border demarcation with Ukraine this year.
«We have planned to develop approximately 580 kilometers of the border in 20142015 and most works have already been done. We are hoping for positive dynamics in this area,» Makei admitted.
In turn, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said that Ukraine and Belarus would build a European-style border, which would not separate Ukrainians and Belarusians and they would often exchange visits.
«It will not be an impediment to contacts between people. We are working on a European-style border,» he admitted.
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