Br2.5 billion has been allocated from the President's reserve fund for this year's "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" festival.

July 5, Minsk /Elena Prus - BELTA/. Br2.5 billion has been allocated from the President's reserve fund for the organization and holding of the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" in 2010. This was announced today at a press conference by the First Deputy Minister of Culture of Belarus Vladimir Karachevsky, BELTA correspondent reports. The First Deputy Minister emphasized that the volume of funding this year significantly exceeds last year's – in 2009, Br2.068 billion was allocated from the President's reserve fund for these purposes. "We strive for maximum festival profitability so that the funds from its holding return to the budget," said Vladimir Karachevsky. He noted that, according to the latest data, about 80% of tickets for all festival days have already been sold. The leaders are the opening concerts of the festival, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Yuri Antonov, Stas Mikhailov. Ticket sales for the competition days are proceeding with more difficulty. Vladimir Karachevsky assured that all organizational issues for the XIX International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" have been resolved. Guests and residents of Vitebsk can expect an interesting concert program and various cultural events. -0-