European Union nations look set to ease the isolation of Belarus on Monday, seeking to spur democratic reforms in the former Soviet republic.
The EU's 27 foreign ministers will hold talks with their Belarus counterpart, Sergei Martynov, in Luxembourg, the first high-level contact with Belarus since the EU put a ban on such meetings in 2004.
Finland and Poland are leading a push within the EU to ease sanctions against Minsk after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko eased restrictions on opposition leaders and groups.
The EU ministers are also considering a plan to suspend visa bans slapped on a number of Belarus officials provided Lukashenko …
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