Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia kicks off online

      The 7^th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia started online on 28 September, BelTA has learned. The two-day forum focuses on the theme “Historical Heritage of the Great Victory as a Basis for the Development of Social, Economic and Spiritual Ties between the Peoples of Belarus and Russia”. The program includes five sections in several themed areas: parliamentary cooperation, joint economic projects, the feat of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, counteraction to the glorification of Nazism, increasing the activity of the rural youth. Issues of regional cooperation, implementation of documents adopted at the previous forums, and the development of sci-tech cooperation between the two countries are considered at the meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission on Inter-regional Cooperation of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus and the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia. A plenary session will be held as a central event of the forum to take stock of the work of the sections, discuss key issues and adopt the final document.