Screening of the documentary film “Liberation of Belarus”

       On June 17, the Embassy in cooperation with the Russian diplomatic mission organized in the Russian House in Brussels a memorial evening dedicated to the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Belarus, the 80th anniversary of the Victory in World War II, and the approaching Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus.
        The event was attended by more than 130 people, including representatives of the diplomatic corps, diaspora, business circles and the Belgian public.
       The central element of the event was the screening of the documentary film “Liberation of Belarus” from the cycle “Unknown War”, USA-United Kingdom-USSR, 1978. The evening also included a photo exhibition dedicated to the Great Victory and an exposition of paintings by Belarusian artists A. Pugacheva and     A.Bryndza.
         Before the screening of the film the heads of the diplomatic missions of Belarus and Russia made a speech emphasizing the preservation of historical memory, ties between the victorious peoples and ensuring peaceful coexistence, building a system of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia.
       The data on the work of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Belarus to establish the facts of genocide of the Belarusian people and the amount of damage caused to Belarus during the World War II, for which the Belarusian side did not receive fair and commensurate compensation from the German authorities, were presented.
        The scale of atrocities and destruction on the territory of Belarus caused sincere surprise of many viewers. 
       Charge d'Affaires of Belarus in Belgium noted that “our common Victory was achieved thanks to the unity of our peoples. Today it is perceived differently, especially by the younger generation. There are different views on the history of the 20th century, attempts to break historical ties, to impose a choice of partners and ways of development. Here each of us — the nations of the winners — decides for ourselves. We in Belarus make our choice in favor of preserving historical memory, historical ties, peaceful coexistence. Belarus has recently, with the support of Russian colleagues, initiated the development of the Charter of Multipolarity and Diversity in the 21st century with the aim of building a system of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia for all peoples of our continent without exception, open for accession, including Western countries”.

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