Materials provided to Radio Belarus International by the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Belarus (Minsk, 07.12.15)
“It takes almost a whole day to reach Japan from Belarus but, in spite of their geographical distance, our two countries have become closer and our relations in recent years have been positively developing in many fields. First of all, Japan and Belarus have been actively cooperating to reduce the effects of catastrophes, especially those related to accidents at nuclear power stations.
Let me remind with gratitude that, in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster of March 2011, Belarus was one of the first countries to provide Japan with full assistance and support, which still continues to these days, in the post-disaster reconstruction areas. One year after Fukushima the governments of Japan and Belarus signed an "Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Belarus concerning Cooperation to Advance Aftermath Response to Accidents at Nuclear Power Stations". As a result, a Japanese-Belarusian committee held meetings twice this year, once in Tokyo in March and then in November in Minsk.
Moreover, every year the Belarusian government invites children from the Fukushima area for rehabilitation in children’s rehabilitation centers. This year alone, more than 90 children were invited to Belarus for this purpose.
On its part, the Japanese government continues to support Belarus through the so-called «Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects» which helps people who live in the areas most affected by the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. More than 30 projects have been carried out since 2004 for a total sum of about 3 million US Dollars.
The year 2016 will mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster as well as the 5th anniversary of the Great East-Japan Earthquake. My greatest hope is that these dreadful memories would encourage an even stronger cooperation between our two countries for an improved response in the aftermath of similar catastrophes.
Also the political and economic relations between Japan and Belarus are developing in a positive way. In May 2015, the Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs visited Minsk and met with the representatives of the Belarusian government led by First Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Matushevsky. Both countries expressed their mutual desire to further develop the economic relations between Tokyo and Minsk. Then in July of this year the representatives of some Japanese companies visited Belarus and along with their Belarusian counterparts took part in the Belarusian-Japanese business meeting. I do hope that in the near future the economic relations between our two countries will keep growing to the benefit of both our peoples.
In the field of culture, for the third year in a row the Embassy of Japan organized the so-called «Japanese Autumn in Belarus», in order to introduce to the Belarusian people some aspects of the Japanese culture and to promote a deeper mutual understanding. From September to November more than 20 cultural events dedicated to the Japanese cinema, theatre, tea ceremony, martial arts, traditional music, calligraphy, etc. took place in different cities of Belarus and were successfully welcomed everywhere.
Furthermore, the cooperation between our Embassy, the Japan Foundation and the National State TV and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus has made it possible to broadcast, for the first time on Belarusian Television, the Japanese TV series “Carnation”. Next year the Embassy of Japan is planning to continue its cooperation with Belarusian TV in this field by broadcasting several Japanese animated movies.
In conclusion, the Embassy of Japan will continue to work hard to promote and strengthen a further cooperation between Japan and Belarus.”
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
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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
