MOSCOW, April 2 it has every reason to stand on a par with such holidays as the Day of Russia and the Day of National Unity, to become a special day of the calendar, said the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko. The Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus is a holiday celebrated at the state level annually on April 2 in connection with the fact that on this day in 1997 an agreement was signed on the creation of a community of Russia and Belarus. «Today is the Day of Unity of the peoples of Belarus and Russia. A quarter of a century ago, the integration of the two states was launched. Happy holiday! Our common. Sincere and real», — the legislator wrote in her Telegram channel. According to Matvienko, this is a big day. «And he has every reason to stand on a par with such holidays as the Day of Russia and the Day of National Unity. After all, all these are the most important milestones in history,» the senator emphasized.
April 2, 2021, 02:29Parliamentary Meeting of the Union of Belarus and Russia you can rely on. «This year the holiday fell on a weekend. Although it seems to me, I emphasize — this is my opinion — the day of unity of our peoples deserves to take a place in the calendar, not only as a holiday, but also as a non-working one. Both in Russia and in Belarus After all, our citizens really have something to celebrate,» the parliamentarian concluded.
