8 September 2009
Delegation of Nordic Council to visit Belarus 10 September
MINSK, 8 September (BelTA) – A delegation of the Nordic Council led by its President, member of the parliament of the Kingdom of Sweden Sinikka Bohlin will pay a visit to Belarus on 10 September, BelTA learnt from the House of Representatives of the National Assembly. The members of the delegation plan to meet with the top officials of the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament and the Foreign Ministry of Belarus, visit ecological and energy sites of the Vitebsk oblast and discuss the issues of investing in Belarus. The visit will last till 12 September. The Nordic Council is a parliamentary cooperation organization of Northern European countries. The organization unites five countries - Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden, and three autonomies – the Aland and Faroe Islands, Greenland. The Council prepares recommendations for the Council of Ministers of the Northern countries. The Presidium, the Plenary Session and committees are the main bodies of the Nordic Council.БЕЛТА