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Youth for the Union State forum opens in Moscow

MOSCOW, 26 September (BelTA) - The Youth for the Union State forum has brought together leaders of the youth and student self-government bodies, representatives of public organizations and the expert community of Belarus and Russia. The forum is running in Moscow on 26 to 30 September, BelTA learned from the press service of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State.

"The main goal of the forum is to develop a strategy to promote the integration of youth policies in the Union State. The participants will discuss the ideological and information basis of the Union State, Belarus’ and Russia's legislation in the area of youth policy and promising areas for youth in Belarus and Russia," the press service said.

Members of the Union State Parliamentary Assembly and the participants of the forum will take part in the work of three sections in the Russian State Duma on 27 September. The sections will be: The Ideological and Information Basis of the Union State; The Legislation of Belarus and Russia in Youth Policy: Towards a Rapprochement; The Points of Growth of the Youth Agenda of the Union State. The results of the debates will be summed up in a plenary session.

A video conference with students from Minsk will be held in the Business and Cultural Complex of Belarus’ Embassy in Russia on 28 September. The program of the forum includes various workshops.

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