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12 Jul 2017

Belarus president attends plenary meeting of 19th World Congress of Russian Press

MINSK, 12 July (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is attending the plenary meeting of the 19th World Congress of Russian Press in Minsk, BelTA has learned.

The event has brought together participants from 52 countries, including 238 representatives of 213 media companies. The list of participants also includes government officials and public figures of Belarus and Russia, heads and representatives of international organizations, diplomats, MPs, businessmen, political analysts, and media experts.

The first World Congress of Russian Press was held in Moscow and Sochi in June 1999. The forum adopted a decision to establish the World Association of Russian Press, an open international non-governmental association of print and digital media, news agencies, publishing houses, television channels, and radio programs.

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