On his visit to Poland Makei quoted Lukashenka,while Sikorski expressed discontent with Minsk summit

Belarus Foreign Minister paid a working meeting to Poland on August 28, where he held talks with his Polish counterpart, representatives of the Ministry of Economy, and the Polish business community.

On August 28-29, 2014 Uladzimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, paid a working visit to the Republic of Poland.

Within the framework of the visit Uladzimir Makei held a meeting with Radoslaw Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland.

Resolving the conflict in Ukraine and invigorating bilateral cooperation were high on the agenda of Thursday talks in Warsaw between the chiefs of diplomacy of Poland and Belarus, Radoslaw Sikorski and Uladzimir Makei.

The talks were open and sincere, Uladzimir Makei stated. At that, according to Radoslaw Sikorski, there are a lot of problems in Warsaw-Minsk relations now. "We are neighbouring countries; we are destined to live together, as our President says," Makei stressed.

“All of us are concerned over escalation of the situation in eastern Ukraine. This country is an important economy and trade partner for us; Belarus is close to Ukraine due to the people's contacts. We are two brotherly nations who have been living together for centuries,” quotes Belsat the words of the Belarusan diplomat.

The Polish Foreign Minister was more opinionated. He stressed he wanted “more dialogue and less fight” in the Ukrainian issue. "Poland cannot accept another round of escalation of aggression towards Ukraine. The international law is being violated. We are disappointed that the escalation is taking place so soon after the Minsk meeting, which we've had such high hopes for," Minister Sikorski said after the meeting, commenting on the latest developments in Ukraine.

As the press-service of the Belarusan Foreign Ministry informs, on the same day, Uladzimir Makei held talks with Janusz Piechociński, Vice Prime Minister — Minister of Economy of the Republic of Poland, Katarzyna Kacperczyk, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Andrzej Dycha, Deputy Minister of Economy. The participants exchanged views on the state and prospects of bilateral trade and investment cooperation, as well as discussed the preparation of the meeting of the joint Belarusan-Polish Commission on economic cooperation, scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2014 in Warsaw.

On August 29, 2014 the head of the Belarusan Foreign Ministry held meetings with the representatives of the Polish business community. During the talks the possibility of implementing joint investment projects including in the field of industrial cooperation was examined.