Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has said that he expects an open but without decisions discussion during the informal EU Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting in Prague.
Kasoulides made a short statement upon his arrival to the informal meeting (known as Gymnich) taking place in Prague under the auspices of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU.
“We have an opportunity to discuss without taking decisions, an open discussion, so I expect that the issues that are now preoccupying us will be discussed in a much more relaxed way,” Kasoulides told journalists.
The informal meeting is expected to focus on a proposal by Baltic countries for a blanket ban on tourist visas for Russian citizens in the EU, as well as on a compromise proposal which according to the Financial Times has been brought to the attention of the Ministers.
According to the compromise proposal, the EU would suspend its visa facilitation agreement with Russia, thus reducing visas issued without banning them.
Source: Cyprus News Agency