georgievich strelchenko.others and guests, glorious! republic of belarus, please decide to read out to me the welcoming address of the chairman of the state duma of the russian federation, chairman of the parliamentary assembly of the union of belarus of russia, vyacheslav viktorovich volodin. dear friends, i welcome you to the twenty- third international arts festival, the slavic bazaar has become the largest cultural event of the union state. and a business card card of the city of vitebsk, which this year celebrates its 105th anniversary. art invariably plays an important role in preserving the common history and rich cultural traditions of our peoples. the intense program of the festival will give many bright emotions to everyone who will be on the hospitable belarusian land these days. i wish new participants. creative success, good mood to the guests, with respect, chairman of the parliamentary assembly of the union of belarus and russia, chairman of the state duma of the russian federation, vyacheslav