Opening of the 29th "Slavic Bazaar" International Art Festival
Xinhua News Agency, Minsk, July 16 (Reporter Wei Zhongjie Li Jia) The 29th "Slavic Bazaar" International Art Festival opened on the evening of the 16th at the summer amphitheatre in Vitebsk, northern city of Belarus. Song and dance performances.
Belarusian President Lukashenko said at the opening ceremony that every year the "Slav Bazaar" International Arts Festival attracts actors from different countries, nations and religious beliefs to perform. The festival always overflows with peace, friendship and mutual understanding.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech read by the Russian Ambassador to Belarus, Mezantsev, that the "Slavic Bazaar" International Art Festival has always been committed to achieving the goal of national unity of the Slavic brothers and mutual enrichment of culture, and promoting multilateral cultural cooperation It plays an important role in development.
According to the Art Festival Organizing Committee, artists from more than 40 countries participated in this year's "Slav Bazaar" International Art Festival. During the festival, international pop song competitions and international children's music competitions will be held.
In order to prevent the spread of the new crown epidemic, the organizing committee has strengthened health and epidemic prevention measures, such as arranging outdoor performances, requiring the festival participants to provide health certificates, and having not had close contact with new crown patients recently, and strengthening body temperature detection and placement in various performance venues Disinfectant, it is recommended that the audience wear masks, etc.
The "Slav Bazaar" International Art Festival began in 1992 and is held in Vitebsk in mid-July every year. It has become one of the most influential international art festivals in the CIS region and Eastern European countries.