Lukashenko sends greetings to participants of Minsk International Book Fair and symposium of authors

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to the participants of the XXXI Minsk International Book Fair and the X International Symposium of Writers "Author and Time," the press service of the Belarusian leader reported.

Dear friends!

I cordially welcome the guests and participants of the XXXI Minsk International Book Fair and the X International Symposium of Writers "Author and Time".

Your unique cultural and business platform has once again united the best ideas, talents, novelties of the world of literature and publishing in the very heart of Belarus, presented a holiday for the real connoisseurs of books.

The theme of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders makes this year's event especially significant. The works of the national classics, which have received a new reading in the works of contemporaries, are inextricably linked with it.

Today it is important that the thoughtful word of a writer determines the spiritual and moral foundations of human life, fosters a sense of responsibility for the fate of one's country, promotes the consolidation of society in the face of modern threats and challenges.

I am convinced that the forum will be successful, will be remembered by its participants and guests as a thorough dialog and will contribute to the strengthening of international cultural ties.

I wish everyone fruitful work, pleasant meetings and interesting discoveries.

Alexander Lukashenko