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bilateral cooperation conclusion of peace treaty one-on-one/ face-to-face in charge of alleviation of visa regime agreement has not been reached

IV. Report on a recent official visit to your country. Use the words and word-combinations below:
at/on the invitation of
to arrive on/for a visit
to be on a visit
to pay a visit
during the stay
those present
officials
to be accorded a hearty welcome
to exchange views on
problems: current, urgent, acute
to discuss the international situation as a whole
the talks are marked by the spirit of mutual understanding
to give a dinner in honour of
to speak at a dinner
to give a reception
business circles
diplomatic representatives
in transit
to develop all-sided, bilateral, mutually beneficial, good-neighbourly relations


– Listen to the piece of news “US President Visits Hiroshima” and do the task that follows.


– Find the article on the topic “Visits” (Resource “Visits News”), make its summary, report on the article.
COOPERATION
I. Read the article. Focus on the meaning of the highlighted words and expressions.
Joint Communique
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, held bilateral consultations in Minsk on the occasion of the official visit of the Netherlands Minister to the Republic of Belarus.
The Ministers underlined their resolve to promote security and cooperation in Europe to contribute to the building of a Europe of peace and freedom on the basis of democracy and respect for human rights, guided by the aims and principles of the United Nations Charter, the provisions of the Helsinki Final Act, the Paris Charter for a New Europe and other Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe documents. The Ministers expressed their determination to help strengthen the ties and cooperation between their countries, both in the multilateral and bilateral framework.
Furthermore, the Ministers discussed the development of the bilateral relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Kingdom of the Netherlands and declared the desire to look for ways to further develop their cooperation in various fields, such as:

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  trade and economic affairs;
  
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  culture and education;
  
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  agriculture;
  
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  health;
  
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  transport.
  

The Ministers declared their interest in concluding a bilateral agreement on the protection of investments. The Ministers noted that the Netherlands side has submitted a draft text for such an agreement. The Ministers agreed that the Republic of Belarus will give a reaction on this draft as soon as possible.
Furthermore, the Ministers declared the intention to organize consultations on bilateral treaty relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Kingdom of the Netherlands as soon as possible.