Comparative analysis of the webpages of the CEE countries

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania

Romanias MFA webpage offers a variety of information in the native language, romanian, in
English and French. The Homepage is presenting the main information of interests lie the !"atest
news# on the left corner paragraph, $nformation about %ress Releases, %res &onferences, 'peeches,
$nterviews, (ey %olicy Area and sub)ects of actuality that eep Romania !in Focus#.
The website also presents the diplomatic missions of Romania in other countries and it has a section
named !(ey %olicy Areas# approaching issues lie* the European Affairs, Regional &ooperation,
+ilateral Relations, $nternational 'ecurity, $nternational ,rgani-ations, .lobal $ssues, Economic
/iplomacy, %ublic and &ultural /iplomacy, %ublic $nternational "aw, /evelopment &ooperation
%olicy.
$t presents also the main sub)ects of interests of Romania* E0 'trategy for the /anube Region,
Romanias %articipation in the missile defense system, The .reen %aper on the Multilateral
/iplomacy, Accession to the 'chengen Area, European %erspective of the Republic of Moldova,
%ro)ects for the +lac 'ea Region, Romanias candidacy for ,E&/ membership, Energy 'ecurity,
%romoting Romanian &andidacies in $nternational $nstitutions.
The website has also two separate sections regarding the Romanian 1isa and Travel $nformation
about Romania.
Moreover, in the contact information and open sources area we can find direct lins to connect with
other virtual websites, such as* Twitter, Faceboo. 2outube, Flicr.
MFA: 'enior ,fficials, Mission 'tatement, ,rgani-ation, %rogram, %riorities, 'tage Review,
&areers, 1isual $dentity, +udget, "egislation, /iplomatic Archives, .overnment Agent for the
European &ourt of 3uman Rights
Press and Public Affairs: %res Releases, %ress &onferences, 'peeches, $nterviews, Foreign
&orespondants, Events
ey Policy Area: European Affairs, Regional &ooperation, +ilateral relations, $nternational
'ecurity, .lobal $ssues, Economic /iplomacy, %ublic and &ultural /iplomacy, %ublic $nternational
"aw, /evelopment &ooperation %olicy.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of !elarus
The website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of +elarus is divided in 4 sections*
3ome, Ministry, &ontacts and Foreign missions of the Republic of +elarus. Analysing the webpage
it can be noticed that the main areas of interest are pointing to the multilateral cooperation, Foreign
trade and foreign policy. $t also has a 5%ress 'ervice# where articles, news, statements and speeches
are presented regarding their missions. At the present time the Republic of +elarus is more
interested in the attraction and effective use of investments. The priority of the +elarussian
diplomats is to attract foreign investments in the economy of the country and to promote +elarus
abroad for being a favourable place for such actions. This is one of the strategies developed under
the framewor of multilateral cooperation.
The 5Multilateral &ooperation# section is presenting +elarus cooperation with partners and
organi-ations of the post6'oviet countries 7&$', EurAsE&, &'T,8. Also, the country cooperates
with few international organi-ations 7E0, 9AT,, '&,8 as a non6member and sends its delegations
to multilateral international forums.
Comparison between MFA of the Republic of !elarus and Romania
&omparing +elarus with Romania, we can observe that the information presented on +elarus
webpage is more reserved and more eastern6oriented than Romania is. Most of the actions of
+elarus are trade and economic oriented. As a matter of fact, there could not be found any specific
section about military organi-ation or missions taen in this sense.
Romanias website of MFA it is obvious it is more pro6western oriented. There is a 5European
Affairs# section, $nternational 'ecurity, +ilateral Relations and /evelopment &ooperation %olicy.
The website of the MFA of Romania is an e:plosion of information and events related to global
issues, to E0 enlargement and public and cultural diplomacy. ;e can see the openness of the
country to all ind of events and participation to every type of mission in order to enhance
multilateral cooperation through different means.
The MFA of the Republic of +elarus seems lie it is more 5<uiet# and is limiting the main priorities
and concerns only to the foreign trade and investment support. $t is not offering too much
information about the multilateral cooperation and no bilateral cooperation is specified.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
The website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is laced of transparency.
$t only presents few information and lins regarding the basic documents on domestic and foreign
policy, statements and speeches and diplomatic and consular missions of Russia. $t also presents a
short resume of the Minister '.1. "avrov and Ma)or staff.
$n terms of openness and transparency, the Republic of +elarus tends to have a resemblance with
the MFA of the Russian Federation and in comparison with Romanias MFA most of the sub)ects
are Eastern6oriented.
Comparing the MFA of the Russian Federation with both Romania and +elarus MFAs, it can be
noticed the small amount of information that the Federation is presenting. There is nothing specified
about military operations, bilateral=multilateral cooperation, human rights, trades and economics or
other regional cooperation, etc. $t is obvious that Ministry of Russian Federation is inclined to show
less transparency when it comes about its domestic and e:ternal organi-ation.
The only similarity that the website of the Russian MFA has with the other two is the fact that it
does not hesitate to present its official headings and diplomatic and consular missions. The rest
remains restricted or poorly presented.