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ladies and gentlemen I'm most honored to be here today with the ceremony to mark the signing between the European Union and Belarus oh the visa facilitation agreement and agreement on the admission of persons residing without authorization this agreement have been 10 years in the making they were first envisaged at the 2009 Eastern Partnership summit facilitating the issuing of visas to citizens of the European Union and valorous on a basis of reciprocity was seen by the European Union as a way to promote mobility but also to facilitate people-to-people contacts which in turn Foster's the development of economic humanitarian cultural scientific and other ties the negotiations of the visa facilitation agreement with the Republic of Belarus we're formally opened in Brussels in June 2014 visa statistics give evidence of the strong ties between Belarus and the European Union in 2018 the number of Schengen visa applications in Joris reached almost 700,000 around 83% of the visa issued our multiple entry visas Belarus is a country with one of the highest number of Schengen visas delivered per capita in the world and has one of the lowest visa refusal rates against this background the conclusion of a visa facilitation agreement can therefore represent a saw it improvement of Belarus citizens mobility towards the European Union the visa fee for processing applications will be set at 35 euros with some categories benefiting from a full waiver of the visa fee the documents to be presented will be simplified for quite many categories of applicants and simplified criteria for issuing multiple entry visas will be applicable in addition our diplomats and the EU LeSabre stakeholders will be able to travel visa-free this agreement goes hand-in-hand with the fundamental principles governing the cooperation between the parties as well as the obligations and responsibilities including the respect of human rights and democratic principles this is an important element for the European Union and the same time is true for the readmission agreement there is another element that is important for the European Union we will not be able to conclude the visa facilitation agreement unless the Commission makes a positive assessment of the security and integrity of belorus system of issuance of biometric diplomatic passports Belarus has recently shared a specimen of the new biometric passports and European Union is assessing it and we hope for a rapid conclusion of this process finish the Bakke Commissioner Johansson the visa facilitation agreement will mark a milestone in the relations between our people the ties between our societies are already strong through the erasmus+ programme - joint exchanges training and volunteering projects and short-term professional exchanges in the European Union Belarus citizens have already established contacts with peers in EU Member States the visa facilitation agreement will make Europe even closer to Belarus citizens and we hope that our ties beat economic cultural on scientific will be further strengthened and in Cannes ing to the common approach for the development of EU policy on visa facilitation visa facilitation agreement should not be concluded without a readmission agreement being tres that is why on 30 January 2014 ago she Asians were formally open to with the Republic of Boris on the agreement concerning the readmission of persons presiding without authorization we have already been cooperating well in the field of readmission the signature of this agreement will allow us to continue our good cooperation on readmission issues and to ensure that we have rapid and effective procedures for the identification and safe and orderly return of persons who have no right or lower forever right to enter or stay on territory of Belarus or one of the EU member states this agreement will also help to facilitate the transit of such persons in a spirit of cooperation over the past three years there has been remarkable progress in EU Belarus relations notably through the Eastern Partnership today signature of the two agreements is a step further we look forward to the conclusion of the ratification process and the entry into force of the agreements as soon as possible once all conditions are met now without further delay I would like to give the floor first to Commissioner and son and then to Minister Maki thank you thank you very much to the board we are here to today to celebrate an important achievement our goals for the EU Alpha bellos negotiations of the visa facilitation and readmission agreements between Belarus and EU has been going on for almost 66 years the texts we are signing today are the culmination of all the efforts made by our negotiators to improve the mobility of our citizens in a well-managed and secure environment ultimately we are building closer links and bridges in people-to-people connect contacts enriching our societies and our culture's further together with Eastern Partnership countries for us already mentioned by Minister bossanova CH once the agreements entered into force it will bring significant improvements the visa fee will be reduced to 35 euros the deadline for counsel to consul Tate's to take a decision on a visa application will be shortened a number of categories of applicants will be entitled to receive multiple entry visas with increasingly longer valid valid validity while having to submit less supporting documents to prove their purpose or charge as for readmission return statistics shows that there is already very good cooperation between Belarus and the EU Member States I'm happy about this the agreement of today puts the work of the competent authorities in charge or to readmission in a precise framework to ensure orderly and safe return of the regular migrants at Belarus request a two-year transitional period was agreed for the implementation of the provisions concerning their admit readmission of third country nationals and stateless persons this will provide Belarus more time to get ready for the full implementation of the readmission agreement with the support of EU our cooperation will be further enhanced by the regular meetings of the joint readmission and facilitation committees set up by both age by both agreements both agreements will enter into force simultaneously once both Belarus and the EU have will have completed our respective internal procedures for ratification as you know this means first receiving the consent of the of the European Parliament and the ratification of the Belarus National Assembly with the entry into force will be able to start benefiting from the facilitation provided for by the visa person facilitation agreement I am glad to be here today to celebrate this historical day for our bilateral relationships and I wish to thank Belarus sooner efforts and willingness to reach agreement I look forward to continue our cooperation and strengthen the ties between the European Union and Belarus citizens madam commissioner mr. Deputy Prime Minister in a minute we will finally put out put our signatures under the Belarus EU visible simulation and admission agreements and this event will mark an end of almost as it was mentioned here six years of intense negotiations it is a long anticipated landmark accomplishment in Belarus EU dialogue cooperation in fact Belarus was ready to side this agreement since September last year following a relevant decision of the president of Belarus this was I must say not an easy decision given the additional challenges posed by own admission commitments at the same time the president expressed his approval already at that point due to the benefits of visa facilitation for the mobility of the routine citizens I am sure that signing of these agreements will contribute to the development of the civil society of the reserve this is important for both paths there ruse as it was mentioned here is a world leader in terms of Schengen visas per capita in that light we wanted to make every possible step to conclude the agreements as early as possible in 2019 to allow their enter into force before the new you physically unfortunately we are not able to make use of this opportunity due to different reasons as a result on 2nd February 2020 the price of fur or shouldn't gain business for dolls and citizens will rise to 80 euro it is not something that we were working for the initiative should not be the ones to pay for this delay when flagging the agreements we kindly call on the European Union and its member states to examine every option available in the EU a quiz - temporary freeze the price of Schengen business for the Aleutians - 60 euro at the same time we hope for concerted and resilient efforts both in the US and in the European Union to ensure the prompt departmental approval of the agreements so that they can enter into force as soon as possible and I am happy that my colleagues supported to support this proposal without both of you I am delighted to join my vulnerable products for in sealing of these important treaties and paving the way for the air [Applause] just [Applause] [Applause] [Music]