The international youth camp "Be-La-Rus" will open today in the Verkhnedvinsk district

July 29, Minsk /BELTA/. The XVIII International Youth Camp "Be-La-Rus" will open today in the Verkhnedvinsk district of the Vitebsk region at the junction of the borders of Belarus, Russia and Latvia near the Mound of Friendship. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the head of the press center of the State Border Committee, Alexander Tishchenko. Traditionally, its participants include about 600 leaders of youth organizations and movements from the three countries. The program includes a song festival, a round table meeting, discussions and competition programs. For four days, young men and women will compete in strength, agility and speed in various sports competitions. The event is held within the framework of implementing youth international cooperation programs, as well as strengthening and developing friendly contacts between youth organizations. The organizers of the camp are the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, the Russian Union of Youth, and the Latvian Union for Youth Progress. -0-