
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attended a ceremony to open the 34th edition of the International Art Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk on 10 July. During the ceremony, the head of state presented the main award of the 23rd International Children's Song Contest to Belarusian Amalia Sukhan and the special award “Through Art to Peace and Understanding” to People’s Artist of Russia, composer Yuri Antonov.
Pictured: Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko during the ceremony to open the festival.