On the meeting with Belarus children in Terschelling

On May 22, 2013 the counsellor of the Embassy met with a group of the Belarusian children from the villages of Byvalki and Malinovka of Loev region (Gomel oblast of Belarus).

The group of children accompanied by teachers has been staying in the Netherlands from May 1 till May 27, 2013 for recuperation. The project is carried out by a charitable organization Stichting Kinderen Tsjernobyl Terschelling (www.sktt.nl). Since 1996 the foundation has been successfully working with Belarus, having long-term stable contacts and organizing regular visits of Belarusian children to the Netherlands. Actually, Terschelling is receiving the thirteenth group of the Belarusian children.

During the meeting the talks were held with the SKTT chairman Mr. Paul Logemann and members of the fondation, the Wethouder of Terschelling Mr. Teun de Jong, as well as with children and their teachers. The sincere gratitude was expressed to the foundation and hosting families for the selfless help, as well as the hope for further cooperation between Belarus and the Netherlands in matters of minimizing the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster.

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