International developments make people realize the importance of stability and value of a human life, Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova said at the first joint session of the organizing committee of the Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia on 5 March, BelTA has learned.
Natalya Kochanova emphasized that “developments around the world show how important stability is and how valuable a human life should be”.
She recalled that the forum will be timed to the historical legacy of the Great Victory which 75th anniversary is marked this year. “This anniversary is important for every Belarusian and Russian. As Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has recently underlined Belarus is a living monument to this war. The country lost a third of its population during the war,” Natalya Kochanova said.
Belarus put forward proposals regarding the conduct of the forum, the theme of its plenary session and panel sessions. Natalya Kochanova thanked the Federation Council for supporting these proposals. “The Forum of Regions has become a good tradition for our countries. It offers a platform to discuss a broad range of matters of bilateral cooperation, new ideas and initiatives. Every year the forum welcomes new joint projects, helps forge new contacts between our regions, companies and organizations, and strengthen humanitarian ties,” the speaker underlined.
The forum also fosters the youth movement. “This is a very important avenue of cooperation for Belarus and Russia. Youth contacts determine the future of our cooperation and relations between our states,” Natalya Kochanova underlined.
The organizing committee discusses initiatives and proposals, harmonizes approaches to organizing the forum and determines the list of priority events. The business program is just as important. New cooperation agreements and commercial contracts are to be drafted in the run-up to the forum.
