Rahr: Lukashenka may be invited to Brussels soon

Alyaksandr Lukashenka may be invited to Brussels for discussions later this year or early in 2009, said Alexander Rahr, a German political scientist and representative of the German Foreign Policy Council.

Rahr added that the Europeans "look at Belarus with new eyes" because the country is a victim of an energy battle with Russia.

The EU also has been encouraged by the government's privatization plans, he said, noting that Western businesses are interested to participate in the process.

 

Interfax