Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia
Description:
On this day in 1997, the Treaty on the Union of Belarus and Russia was signed.
The Union State, as enshrined in the Treaty on its Creation, is a secular, democratic, social, legal state in which political and ideological diversity is recognized.
The Union State is based on the principles of sovereign equality of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, voluntary and conscientious fulfillment of their mutual obligations. Its basis is the delimitation of competences and powers between the Union State and the participating States.
Both Belarus and Russia, taking into account the powers voluntarily transferred to the Union State, retain their sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, state structure, constitution, state flag, emblem and other attributes of statehood.
In the Union State, all forms of property recognized in the territories of the Member States shall be recognized and equally protected, and equal rights of citizens to acquire, possess, use and dispose of property shall be ensured.
On the occasion of the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia, the following festive events are held:
- solemn meetings in which representatives of integration bodies, legislative and executive power, creative and scientific intelligentsia, youth take part;
- concerts in which leading performers and groups from the two countries perform;
- award ceremony of the Union State in the field of literature and art.