G.Rapota: Preservation of cultural heritage is a priority for the Union State

On February 12th State Secretary of the Union State G.Rapota met with the lineup of the Belarusian State Ensemble “Pesniyary”. In the studio of “Pesnyary” G.Rapota had a conversation with the musicians and looked round the facilities for ensemble’s rehearsals.

On February 12th State Secretary of the Union State G.Rapota met with the lineup of the Belarusian State Ensemble “Pesniyary”. In the studio of “Pesnyary” G.Rapota had a conversation with the musicians and looked round the facilities for ensemble’s rehearsals.

“Pesnyary” performed several songs, while creative director V.Sharapov presented the State Secretary with a lyre.

G.Rapota, State Secretary of the Union State:

- Cultural cooperation is important for people. Culture plays a very important role in the development of nations. The Union State holds a variety of cultural activities. The most spectacular of them is the arts festival “Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk”.

Right now we are conducting negotiations on putting up a monument to V.Mulyavin in Yekaterinburg. I spoke to the governor about this, and he promised to give every assistance.

I am planning to spend April 2nd – the Unity Day of Peoples of Belarus and Russia – in Minsk and I invite “Pesnyary” to take an active part in the celebration.

S.Maevsky, director of the Belarusian State Ensemble “Pesnyary”:

- Last year “Pesniary” gave more than 30 concerts on the territory of the Russian Federation only. We have a lot of plans but I will tell just about the biggest ones. We want to make a film. It is going to be a musical-romantic tale with some pieces of love and fantasy.