"We cannot confirm the meeting between Ashton and the Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs. There is no such a meeting in the schedule. Baroness Ashton is in London today", — the press-center of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union has informed to Euroradio.
Let us remind you, Catherine Ashton's spokesperson Maja Kocijancic informed the foreign media on January 7 that such a meeting was planned. The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Siarhej Martynau is in Brussels on January 10. The press-secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrei Savinykh has informed to BelaPAN that "the Minister works in accordance with his schedule of working meetings and consultation". A part of these meetings will take place in Brussels. He has refused to provide more detailed information so far.