Launched in 2009 as an initiative by Poland and Sweden, the Eastern Partnership is a platform that brings together the EU and Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus.
Belarus has since suspended its membership of the platform and will not be represented at Wednesday's event in the Belgian capital, Polish state PAP news agency reported.
The summit will be led by European Council President Charles Michel and also feature the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, news outlets reported.
The meeting will aim to “reaffirm and reinforce the joint commitment to foster stability and cooperation, to pursue necessary reforms, to define common future priorities, and to mobilise resources to meet the major challenges at hand,” Michel’s press office said.
In a declaration to be issued after the get-together, the EU is expected to affirm the European aspirations of the Eastern Partnership countries, but stop short of promising them accession to the bloc, amid opposition from some Western European member states, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
The document is expected to say that cooperation with Belarus will be resumed if the country undergoes peaceful, democratic change.
The declaration will also condemn the "instrumentalisation of migrants" by "the regime of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko," the IAR news agency reported.
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Source: PAP, IAR