Minsk to host Conference of Honorary Consuls

02-10-2017

On October 3, 2017 Minsk will host first Conference of Honorary Consuls of the Republic of Belarus.

Currently, 80 Belarusian Honorary Consuls represent and protect the rights and interests of Belarusian citizens in 56 countries. Their other tasks are to advance friendly relations, expand political, trade, economic, investment, cultural, scientific, and other ties with foreign states. Consular districts of Belarusian Honorary Consuls usually comprise industrial and financial centers. Meanwhile, the Honorary Consuls get well-deserved recognition among politicians and businessmen.

The upcoming conference is held in order to evaluate the results of the activities of Honorary Consuls, discuss promising areas of their work on the protection of our national interests. Special attention will be paid to foreign trade and attracting foreign investment.

The Honorary Consuls are expected to meet with top members of the Belarusian government, top officials of Ministries, government bodies and agencies, the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. They will visit the Belarus-China industrial park Great Stone, the automobile engineering company BelAZ, and the agricultural farm Dzerzhynsky. The Honorary Consuls will get familiarized with the exhibition of the Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War and visit the memorial complex Mound of Glory, the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater, and the Belarusian State Circus. All this will help to increase the efficiency of the consuls' effort to distribute information about Belarus and develop cultural and humanitarian cooperation.

The conference will last till October 6, 2017.

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