BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

09/10/2006

Culture Minister Meets Belarus Ambassador in Damascus

Damascus, Oct. 09 (SANA)-

Minister of Culture Dr. Riad Na'asan Agha on Monday discussed with Belarusian ambassador in Damascus Vladimir Lopato-Zagorsky means of further developing the existing distinguished relations between the two countries in all fields.

Talks between the two sides dealt with mechanism of implementing the Protocol of Culture Cooperation signed between the Ministries of Culture in Syria and Belarus.

Both sides also agreed on initiating Days of the Syrian Culture in Belarus early next year and the Belarusian participation in the festival of 'Damascus Capital of Arab Culture' in 2008 where culture and arts events would be organized on this occasion.

Ahmad F. ZAHRA

Source:

http://www.sana.org/eng/21/2006/10/09/74295.htm