Belarus, Europe to sign agreement on Minsk office on March 7

The government of Belarus and the European Commission are expected on March 7 in Brussels to sign an agreement on the status, benefits and the immunity of the Representative Office of the European Commission in Minsk, Belarus's Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Popov said in a statement. The agreement will be endorsed by Belarus's Deputy Foreign Minister Valery Voronetski and EU Commissioner for External Relations and Neighborhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Belapan quotes Popov as saying.