An in-depth study of the living conditions of veterans will be conducted in Belarus by the 65th anniversary of Victory

September 16, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. An in-depth study of the socio-economic living conditions of Great Patriotic War veterans will be conducted in Belarus by the 65th anniversary of the Victory over the Nazi invaders. This was announced to a BELTA correspondent by Anatoly Novikov, Chairman of the Republican Council of the Belarusian Public Association of Veterans, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Commission of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly for Education, Science, Culture and Social Development, at a republican seminar on studying the experience of veteran organizations' work with various structures. According to him, this is part of the plan of measures for preparing for the celebration of the great date. In addition, veterans will be provided with financial assistance, their commission examinations will be conducted, and based on the results, those in need will be provided with sanatorium-resort treatment and rehabilitation aids. On the eve of the 65th anniversary of the Victory, jubilee medals will be awarded, and on May 9, the results of the republican review-competition "Veterans Don't Grow Old in Their Souls" will be summarized. "The list of all events, sources, and funding volumes will be determined at a coordination meeting, which will be held in the near future in Minsk," the interlocutor said. The republican seminar dedicated to the issues of interaction between veteran organizations and various public associations and local authorities is concluding in the city on the Dvina today. "Its main outcome was the participants' decision on the need to generalize and publish the rich experience of the Vitebsk region. This will be done before the end of the year so that the leaders of all veteran associations of the republic can use it," Anatoly Novikov added. -0-