At a meeting in Brussels Monday, the foreign ministers of northern EU member states, Russia, Iceland and Norway adopted a statement saying that experts from Belarus could be brought on board to work on issues designated as priorities of the Northern Dimension initiative.
"We hail the approach and deem it important to get all interested countries involved in cooperation within the Northern Dimension framework," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The EU and its partner countries use Northern Dimension projects to address specific challenges and opportunities arising in northern Europe and to strengthen dialogue and cooperation in areas such as business, infrastructure, human resources, education, culture, scientific research, environmental protection and regional development.
