VITEBSK, 16 July (BelTA) – The International Arts Festival Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk is an important cultural event both for Belarus and Russia, State Secretary of the Union State Grigory Rapota told BelTA. “The Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk is important not only for people living in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus, but also for those living in the neighboring regions of Russia. They are looking forward to the event, and take vacations in order to come to Vitebsk,” Grigory Rapota said. He noted...

VITEBSK, 16 July (BelTA) – Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus and Lori Province of Armenia signed a cooperation agreement on 16 July. Participating in the signing ceremony were Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets and Governor of Lori Province Arthur Nalbandyan, BelTA learnt. The agreement stipulates major areas of in humanitarian and economic cooperation of the two regions. “Vitebsk Oblast is interested in bolstering industrial and agricultural ties,” Alexander...

VITEBSK, 16 July (BelTA) – Boban Mojsovski of Macedonia is leading after the second day of the 21st international song contest Vitebsk 2012, BelTA has learned. On the second day of the contest the entries sang songs of Slavonic authors in Slavonic languages. The singers were accompanied by Mikhail Finberg’s National Concert Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus. After two contest days Boban Mojsovski scored 199 points out of 220. The Macedonian singer may collect this year’s Grand Prix....

VITEBSK, 13 July (BelTA) – The Day of Culture of Russia will be held at the International Arts Festival Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk on 13 July, BelTA learnt. Participating in the event will be the Moiseyev Folk Dance Ensemble. The concert program includes works of different periods of his creative work. One of them is a Belarusian dance called Bulba, one of Igor Moiseyev’s first works. The repertoire of the Moiseyev’s company corresponds to the main idea of the festival “Through Art...

VITEBSK, 13 July (BelTA) – Olympic Games are politicized and flawed, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at the opening ceremony of the 21st International Arts Festival Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk on 12 July, BelTA has learnt. The head of state compared Slavonic Bazaar to Olympic Games. “Due to the great number of participants and cultural events, Slavonic Bazaar can be called summer cultural Olympics. It supports the major Olympic principle: art, just like...

VITEBSK, 13 July (BelTA) – Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk helped Eurasian nations to preserve the common historical and cultural space, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at the opening ceremony of the 21st International Arts Festival Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk on 12 July, BelTA has learnt. “Without a doubt, the Vitebsk forum has become one of the kernels of the Eurasian integration. It helped our peoples to preserve the common historical and cultural space,”...