Delegations from the Smolensk region will visit Orsha and Vitebsk today
Delegations from the Smolensk region will visit the Vitebsk region today on the occasion of the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia, a BELTA correspondent reports.
An impressive delegation led by the administration of Smolensk is expected in Orsha. Meetings with representatives of local executive authorities and business circles are planned here, during which issues of increasing the effectiveness of bilateral cooperation in various fields will be discussed. Festive events will be held at the city's House of Culture, where a photo exhibition on previously held joint events will be displayed, an exposition of works by artists from Orsha and Smolensk will be presented, and creative groups from the two cities will perform.
The center of events in the regional center will be Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov. Within the framework of the I International Student Slavic Forum, a concert "Youth. Unity. Future" dedicated to strengthening friendship and mutual understanding between the youth of the two Slavic peoples will be held at the university. Students from Smolensk universities, who arrived in the regional center as part of a delegation of 80 people, will take an active part in the festive performance.
Along with hosting guests, representatives of the Vitebsk region are participating in festive events in Russian regions. In particular, representatives of the Dubrovensky district have gone to the village of Krasny in the Smolensk region, where they will celebrate the holiday today, and on April 4, they will take part in a seminar on the protection of historical and cultural heritage dedicated to the War of 1812.
In general, events dedicated to the holiday date will be held in the region throughout the week. On April 5, a teleconference will connect the twin cities of Novopolotsk and Elektrostal. A festive concert with the participation of a delegation from the Sebezhsky district will be held in Rossony. Numerous thematic events, competitions, and round tables are planned in educational and cultural institutions of the region.