BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

28/11/2006

Foreign Minister Borys Tarasiuk meted out state distinctions to representatives of Ukrainian community and Belarusian writers

Mr Tarasiuk was making a working visit to Belarus, with a view of taking part in a session of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers, which Minsk hosted on Monday.

The decoration ceremony was held at the Ukrainian Embassy in Belarus. In particular, Belarusian writer Nila Gilevich was decorated with the Yaroslav the Wise Order, 3rd grade; poet, Chairman of the Union of Belarusian Writers Ales Pashkevich, Belarusian writer Sergey Zakonnikov and merited person of arts of Belarus Ivan Dmukhayla were decorated with the Order of Merits, 3rd grade.

Source:

http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=37381

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