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23 October 2017, 13:37

Opinion: Young people had their say in support of Helsinki-2

MINSK, 23 October (BelTA) – At the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi, young people from different countries had their say in support of the Belarus president's initiative on the re-start of the Helsinki Process, Belarusian Education Minister Igor Karpenko told the media on 22 October, BelTA has learned.

During the festival, the BRSM Youth Union held an open dialogue headlined Youth for Peace and Good Neighborliness, which gathered representatives of many foreign delegations. They voiced their concerns over the present-day unstable situation with a large number of armed conflicts. “Young people had their say during the discussion. Everyone agreed that a negotiating forum is required for a new Helsinki Process in order to discuss peaceful coexistence and prospective cooperation between countries,” Igor Karpenko emphasized.

Belarusian young people were very active at the festival and undertook their own initiatives. “Our guys should be given credit. Their preparation for the event was decent,” the minister remarked.

During the period of stay in Sochi, the Belarusian delegation had a number of bilateral meetings. In particular, Igor Karpenko conducted negotiations with top officials of relevant ministries of Cuba, India, and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast on the sidelines of the forum. The Belarusian exhibition, which was quite popular at the festival, displayed the country's national traditions, achievements in education, and tourism potential. Volunteers informed visitors about the 2019 second European Games to be hosted by Minsk and the 2019 IIHF World Championship to be held in Belarus and Latvia.

The Belarusian delegation returned to Minsk from Sochi on 22 October.

The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students has brought together over 29,000 young professionals in various fields from over 180 countries. The Belarusian delegation led by Igor Karpenko comprised young workers and students representing public associations, including the BRSM Youth Union, the League of Youth Voluntary Service, the Belarusian National Scout Association, and the Belarusian Association of UNESCO Clubs. All in all, the festival has seen 300 young people, among them journalists and athletes, participants and winners of art and intellectual contests. Sochi has also welcomed veterans of the festival movement, who took part in the World Festivals in Cuba in 1997 and Venezuela in 2005.

Photos by Oksana Manchuk

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