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Alexander Lukashenko: state must be reliable support for gifted person

The state must be a reliable support for a gifted person on his way to success. The more we invest in culture and science today, the better we will live tomorrow, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with winners of international academic competitions, art contests and festivals, awardees of the President’s special foundations for the social support for gifted students and talented youth on May 31.

“Belarus loves you and respects you. I have a lot of hope the love will be mutual. Work for the good of the beloved Motherland — you will have no other”, the head of state told participants of the meeting.

Alexander Lukashenko congratulated students on today’s landmark event in their lives and awarded them certificates and lapel badges of the head of state’s special foundations for the support for gifted students and talented youth as well as letters of thanks of the President of the Republic of Belarus. In particular, Dmitry Koldun was awarded for his successful performance at the International Song Contest Eurovision 2007.

A concert by laureates of the Belarus President’s special foundations for the support for talented youth took place after the ceremony.