The Consultative Council for Belarusians Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus is expected to hold a meeting in November-December, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Dapkiunas said at a meeting of the working group of the National Assembly for Belarusians Abroad on 27 May, BelTA has learned.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs holds annual meetings of the council with foreign participants. We seek to organize it so that it is not a formal meeting, but to see the existing problems and search for solutions as part of the dialogue. It is not always easy, but we try our best to do so. In November-December, we plan to hold the next meeting of the Consultative Board. The meeting was initially planned for this month, which is not possible yet. Let us hope that it will take place at the end of the year,” said Andrei Dapkiunas.
According to him, it is expected that the council will be expanded. “We plan, in particular, that Argentina, Hungary, the USA, Canada and Sweden will join us. We expect that the new members of the council will bring new interesting ideas on how we can move forward in our cooperation,” the deputy minister said.
Andrei Dapkiunas stressed that the law “On Belarusians Abroad” adopted six years ago is the foundation of work with the diaspora. “The second important tool for cooperation with the diaspora is the subprogram “Belarusians in the World” of the Culture of Belarus state program. Thanks to it state funds have been used over the past five years to hold joint cultural events with associations of Belarusians abroad. We believe it is a significant support for them, as well as an opportunity to expand the geography of our cooperation,” he said.
Today, the action plan for 2020-2021 is being discussed at a meeting of the working group for Belarusians abroad. According to its head, Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Commission on Human Rights, National Relations and Mass Media Valentina Razhanets, the group's tasks are to expand contacts with compatriots abroad and strengthen cooperation with the Belarusian diaspora. “The agenda of the meeting is aimed at specifying these tasks and plans. The colleagues will make their proposals, and we will discuss the points of cooperation that are of interest to compatriots abroad. Our state takes care of our compatriots abroad. Talented people live and work there. They have certain experience that can be useful to the country. Our task is to concentrate this experience and help apply it here,” she said.
Special attention is paid to developing and improving legislation in this area. “The Standing Commission on Human Rights, National Relations and Mass Media is currently preparing for the first reading of a draft law amending the law on the citizenship of the Republic of Belarus. Such a notion as restoration of citizenship is being introduced. In particular, the restoration of the Belarusian citizenship in a simplified manner under the draft law is provided for persons who have reached the age of 18 and returned to Belarus for permanent residence,” the MP explained.
The amendments are scheduled for the first reading at the spring session of the House of Representatives.
Answer:
Dear Shivendu Paul and Metali Listeners' Club,
dthank you for your comment! We'll send you some of our souvenirs ASAP.
Stay tuned and 73,
RBI
Hallo Radio Belarus,
ja der Dieter Leupold ist jetzt auch hier im Gästebuch vertreten... Super, bald sind wir alle zusammen hier im "Belarus Hörerclub", Dieter könnte 1.Vorsitzender werden und Jana und Elena Ehrernmitglieder, Helmut Matt Schriftführer, Alfred Albrecht Beisitzer und ich mache Hausmeister:-) Lutz Winkler wie fit bist Du bereits wieder, für Dich finden wir auch eine nette Aufgabe:-) Beste Grüße und ein schönes Wochenende.
Dietmar
Answer:
Lieber Dietmar,
das stimmt, für alle finden wir im Hörerklub eine Aufgabe!:)
Liebe Grüße und einen guten Start in die Woche!
I recently learned my surname is not Polish, but Belarusian. I heard you on shortwave in the past and am so happy to listen online in English. We hear nothing about Belarus here in the US so I am so glad to learn about your country. Keep on broadcasting in English. I also joined the Hoererklub on Facebook as I can understand German. If you have information or a station pennant, I will very much appreciate it.
Sheryl Paszkiewicz, 1015 Green St, Manitowoc WI 54220 USA
Answer:
Dear Sheryl, thank you very much for listening to us! We'll send you some of our souvenirs as soon as we can. By the way, if you're interested, you can participate in our "The Old Country's Loving Call" project and send a greeting to Belarus. You can find more detailed information at http://www.radiobelarus.by/en/content/hukaje_eng
Also, in case you like sports, here's the link to an international competition of ours "My Greetings to 2nd European Games" http://www.radiobelarus.by/en/content/games_eng
73 from the entire staff of RBI! Прывiтанне з Малой Радiзмы :)
Hello from Birmingham United Kingdom!
My name is Michael.
I really enjoyed listening to your program on the Hotbird satellite 13e. I very much love listening to your news and current affairs.
Ask you to send me a small gifts. I hope you guys are all good.
Lots of love from UK
Especially enjoying learning about Belarus. History and culture
Michael Rogers
Flat 2 463 City road Birmingham
B17 8LG
United Kingdom
Answer:
Michael,
thank you very much for listening to us! We're glad that you enjoy our programs. We'll send you some of our souvenirs as soon as we can. Best regards and stay tuned!
Hello. I am a new listener to your English service. I listen on the Radio 1 News app. I enjoyed listening to the news. Do you have any information on shortwave broadcasts you can send me?
Thank you,
Joe Cosimo
23 Ivy Ln, Dupont, PA 18641 U.S.A.
Answer:
Dear Joe, thank you for listening to Radio Belarus International! We're glad that you enjoyed our news. RBI broadcasts on shortwave only in German on 6005 and 3985 kHz. News and programs in English are available via our website and satellites. We'll also send you a postcard and a small souvenir as soon as we can. 73!
Hello,
My name is Younes Lazazi, I am from Algeria.
I am very happy that radio Belarus has started broadcasting in Arabic.
I would like to receive stickers and printed matter of the station and the Arabic and french services if possible.
My address:
Monsieur Younes Lazazi 14 rue Maza Boualem El-Harrach 16009 Alger Algérie
Thank you.
Answer:
Dear Younes Lazazi,
we're happy that you like our boradcasts. We'll send you some of our printed materials via mail in the nearest future. 73!
Dear English Service Radio Belarus,
Greetings to all staff and listeners of English Service of Radio Belarus. We listen your webcast program. Your program quality is very nice. Your website is colorful & documented. We liked your programs, News, and Current Affairs Program. We are interested about Culture, life style of Belarusian people, historical places, Tourist attraction and destination of Belarus.
Please send some program schedule, sticker, view card, Promotional items of Radio Belarus for our club members and students.
We are waiting for your reply.
With best wishes,
SHIVENDU PAUL
President
Metali Listeners' Club
India
Answer:
Dear Shivendu Paul,
thank you very much for listening to us! Your club is among our most dedicated listeners. We will send you some of our promotional products as soon as possible. 73!
Hello!
Did the arabic programmes start? I don't see them on your Internetcast schedule page. Thanks!
Answer:
Hello! The Arabic programmes have been on air since October, every Monday. You can see the schedule and listen to them on our Arabic page http://radiobelarus.by/ar
FM transmitters and frequencies:
Rakitnitsa - 106.2 MHz
Hrodna - 95.7 MHz
Svislach - 104.4 MHz
Heraniony - 99.9 MHz
Braslau - 106.6 MHz
Miadzel - 102.0 MHz
Satellite broadcasting:
see satellite parameters here
