A deputy of the Parliamentary Assembly does not rule out the possibility of increasing the prize fund of the "Vitebsk" competition

July 15, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia does not rule out the possibility of increasing the prize fund of the international pop song performers' competition "Vitebsk". This was announced today at a press conference dedicated to the Day of the Union State at the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk International Arts Festival by Nikolai Samoseyko, a member of the commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, and a deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, a BELTA correspondent reports. The level of performers' skill among the contestants is growing every year, the parliamentarian noted. "I am sure that in the future we will find an opportunity, in addition to the prizes traditionally awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly, to expand the prize fund of the competition," he said. The Parliamentary Assembly of Belarus and Russia does not remain aloof from such a significant event as the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk International Arts Festival. In 2007, parliamentarians established two prizes each for participants of the international pop song performers' competition and the Vitebsk children's music competition. These prizes are awarded annually to contestants from Belarus and Russia. The prize fund of the Vitebsk pop song performers' competition currently amounts to $33,000, of which $15,000 is awarded to the Grand Prix winner. -0-