From the 8th till the 12th June The V Belarus international media forum «Partnership for the sake of the future» was held in Minsk. (PHOTO)

The organizers of the media forum was the Ministry of the information of Byelorussia, the International confederation of the journalistic unions, the Union of Journalists of Russia, «Eurasia the Media centre», the Belarus union of journalists have acted with support of the International Academy of TV and Radio, Standing committee of Union State, Interstate fund of humanitarian cooperation of the state-participants CIS. Also the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Byelorussia, the Ministry of culture of Byelorussia, Executive committee of the CIS, the Minsk local executive committee, regional executive committees took part in the media forum organisation.

«The main goal, - according to Ashot Dzhazojan, the General secretary of the International Confederation of the Journalistic Unions,- became the cooperation of the Russian and international journalistic community in development of a positive sight at the Belarus validity, inclusion of leading journalists of mass-media from the post-Soviet territory and the European Union countries in illumination of processes of a sustainable development of the country and increase of a public interest of the foreign states to Byelorussia. We see the International media forum as the important and actual platform for an exchange of opinions and developments of new ideas and concepts between representatives of media community of the East and the West».

The 8th June journalists from the different countries gathered in Minsk. The honourable participants of a forum became

the president of a broadcasting company "Civilization", the leader of programs of the First channel, Anatoly Lysenko, the president of the International Academy of TV and Radio, Anthony Halpin, the chief-correspondent of the newspaper «The Times» ,Lion Nikolaev,

Andrey Konstantinov, the head of Agency of journalistic investigations, Valery Jacob, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper «New news», Vladimir Kasjutin, the editor-in-chief of magazine «Media the market», Maxim Shevchenko the host of the First channel, Jury Pilipenko, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Interlocutor", Andrey Milyohin, the president of Research holding "РОМИР", Ajrat Shavaliev, the correspondent of a broadcasting company "NTV" and many other known journalists. The day before many of them had time to visit the Moscow reception Embassy of Byelorussia in the Russian Federation. The visitors had been warmly accepted and had made a sightseeing tour in Minsk with visiting the Belarus architectural property – National library where practical conference of a media forum has taken place later.

Journalists took part in a solemn ceremony of putting on a wreath to the Obelisk on the victory Area. The greeting words at the ceremony announced the Minister of the information of Byelorussia Mr. Proleskovsky . The same day at Institute of journalism of the Belarus State University Anatoly Lysenko and Ashot Dzhazojan opened «Summer school of the press and TV» where masters of journalism held master classes and trainings for the young colleagues.

The first day in Belarus finished with the premier show of the opera "Carmen" in the National academic Bolshoi theatre of an opera and ballet of Byelorussia and reception with a buffet table on the occasion of Forum opening.

At the same time with Summer school of the press and TV started the project «Modern Belarus: a sight from outside». On June, 9th and 10 film crews of journalists of printing and television mass-media went to regions of Belarus to get acquainted with a country life, with folk customs, traditions, culture of Belarus. Correspondents and film crews visited six areas: Vitebsk, Mogilyov, Grodno, Brest, Minsk and Gomel. Visitors were accompanied by journalists from Belarus. During a trip around the country were orginized meetings with known and interesting people from the journalistic point of view. «These meetings, - noticed Ashot Dzhazojan , – became a live plot for the journalist, testifying that the life of the people of Belarus is interesting and diverse».

On June 11th in the big hall of National library of Belarus tool place a practical conference «Republic Belarus: partnership for the sake of the future». At 9:30 after registration of participants the conference was opened by the Minister of the information of Byelorussia Oleg Proleskovsky and the General secretary of the International confederation of journalistic unions Ashot Dzhazojan. The president of Byelorussia Alexander Lukashenko delivered a speech. Two debatable topics were announced: «Integration on the post-Soviet territory: Problems and prospects of the present stage of allied building» and «Belarus in global processes. The openness and modernisation as factors of innovative development of the country», and also sounded the names of moderators and speakers of discussions. Armen Smbatjan, the chief executive of Interstate fund of humanitarian cooperation of the state-participants CIS, told about creation of a press club of journalists of the CIS countries which becomes «a unique platform for work of journalists of the post-Soviet territory» and will promote a friendly interaction between the CIS countries. Conference lasted for the whole day long with breaks coffee and for dinner during which journalists could take pleasure in conversation with each other in informal pleasant atmosphere. The event finished with "the Minsk initiative» of the V Belarus international media forum in which participants of a forum noticed «the necessity and especial importance of revival of the general information field of the Post-Soviet states, uniform system of world outlook reference points and values» and made the promise to keep, «without rejecting a globalisation reality, the identity and to be integrated into the world community on the basis of a reconstruction uniting the related people uniform civilizational platforms» («the Minsk initiative» of the V Belarus international media forum «Partnership for the sake of the future»).

After acceptance of "the Minsk initiative» and the end of the conference were being waited for in the State memorial complex "Khatyn", where they took part in a requiem devoted to memory of victims of the Great Patriotic War. Khatyn - the former village of Logojsky area of the Minsk area of Belarus - a symbol of tragedy of the Belarus people, tragical page of history of times of the Great Patriotic War. In memory of victims in 1969 on a place of the village Khatyn burnt together with inhabitants is built the memorial complex in which there is the idea of courage of people which brought incalculable victims for the sake of a victory.

The media forum finished with a solemn reception at restaurant «Gastsinny маёнтак» where the gathered congratulated each other, said thankful and parting speeches. Visitors again could estimate ethnic cuisine, take pleasure in performance of the Belarus ensemble of a song and dancing, pure wood air and the fine nature of a vicinity of Minsk.

«The journalistic word should promote forward development and prosperity of the states, cultural variety of the world and mutual understanding between the people,» - is told in «the Minsk initiative», and journalists at a forum confirmed the real importance of these words.The V Belarus international media forum «Partnership for the sake of the future» became a real and a scale platform for fruitful journalistic and not only cooperation of many countries.

Darya Matsievskaja and Natalia Grymov for «Eurasia of the Media centre»