MINSK, 24 January (BelTA) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent a letter of birthday greetings to People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Bashmet, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
The message of greetings reads that Yuri Bashmet is by right considered one the brightest modern artists.
“People in Belarus appreciate you as a maestro of the great Yuri Bashmet International Festival. It is an important cultural project in our country and in the CIS,” the head of state remarked.
