Flags of Russia and Belarus. Archival photoMINSK, May 28. Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov said that the Union State of Minsk and Moscow would be a model of interstate association of the 21st century. According to the press service of the Russian Embassy in Belarus, Gryzlov made this statement in during a working visit to Polotsk, where he took part in the celebrations dedicated to the 1160th anniversary of the city. «In November last year, a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State was held. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko gave a powerful impetus to the development of our Union State. The main directions for the implementation of the provisions of the agreement on the Union State were approved. It will be a model of an interstate association of the 21st century,» the ambassador said. , attended the grand opening ceremony of the celebration City Day and awarding the winners of the «Honorary Citizen of the City of Polotsk» award.
Russia and Belarus are planning cooperation on information securityGryzlov congratulated the participants and guests of the festive events on On the day of the city, he presented the chairman of the Polotsk regional executive committee, Igor Markovich, with a memorable gift — a painting by Anatoly Lukashenka «Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and monk Simeon of Polotsk in the cell of the Epiphany Monastery.» As noted in the press service, as part of the working trip program, Gryzlov met with the chairman of the Polotsk regional executive committee Markovich and Rector of Polotsk State University Oleg Romanov.
