MINSK, 24 June (BelTA) - Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin will take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from Nazi invaders, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said as he met with his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik in Minsk on 24 June, BelTA has learned.
Sergey Lavrov recalled that a regular session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia was recently held in Minsk under the chairmanship of Vyacheslav Volodin.
"He will also represent our country at the celebrations in Minsk on 3 July, to mark the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders," the minister said.
Sergey Lavrov recalled that a regular session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia was recently held in Minsk under the chairmanship of Vyacheslav Volodin.
"He will also represent our country at the celebrations in Minsk on 3 July, to mark the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders," the minister said.