Events

MINSK, 29 September (BelTA) - Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Dapkiunas met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin as he visited the UN HQ on 28 September, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“The sides discussed practical work in the UN in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, outlined possible joint steps and activities in this field. The Belarusian diplomat drew Liu Zhenmin’s attention to the need to take into account the problems of middle-income countries, which is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,” the press service said.

Andrei Dapkiunas pointed to the success of the September meeting of the Like-Minded Group of Countries Supporters of Middle-Income Countries co-chaired by the ministers of foreign affairs of Belarus and Costa Rica. He briefed the counterpart on the group’s plans to promote the interests of this group of countries in the United Nations.

The Belarusian diplomat also met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Alison Smale. The sides discusse the coverage of the Chernobyl problem in the UN media resources and the year-round operation of a separate web-page dedicated to the Chernobyl disaster. Special focus was put on UN’s compliance with the principles of multilingualism in social media and cooperation between the information services of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN Secretariat.

Andrei Dapkiunas inaugurated a documentary photo exhibition entitled “Day-to-Dayness of Language Professionals: Bringing Nations Together”. The exhibition is dedicated to the first official celebration of the International Translation Day in the UN. It was organized at the initiative of Belarus, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and the UN Department for General Assembly and Conference Management.