In 1995, the European Union had prepared an agreement on trade and commercial cooperation based on the agreement which had existed since 1989 between the USSR and the European Economic Community and furthermore the victory of Lukashenko had given rise to a degree of hope.
En 1995, l’Union européenne avait préparé un accord relatif au commerce et à la collaboration commerciale fondé sur l’accord existant depuis 1989 entre l’URSS et la Communauté économique européenne.