Belarusians living in the region are taking an active part in its preparation. Now the region is hosting decades of Belarus-Russia friendship.
       President of Saint Petersburg foundation “Belye Rosy”, Irina Rogova, says:
The decade was held in the town of Sosnovy Bor. I’d like to say that recently with our assictance Sosnovy Bor and Ostrovets have signed an agreement on twin-town relations.
       Now the decade of friendship is being held in Vsevolozhsk. We’ve signed an agreement on cooperation with a Belarusian district center Vileyka. We are expecting a music collective, a concert and exhibition. At the round table we are going to discuss expanding our ties between the republic of Belarus, Leningrad region and Saint Petersburg.