the chairman of the presidium of the national academy of sciences, vladimir gusakov, was awarded the of honor. the president presented the medal for labor merit to the general director of belavia airline igor chergents. marina herself, as soon as she set foot on belarusian soil, admitted how much she missed our homeland. and said that she dedicated this flight into space to our people, our belarus. warm hugs, flowers, bread, salt, words of gratitude and admiration. the belarusians greeted their famous countrywoman so cordially from the very morning. how was it for victoria sharkova? loud, emotional, touching and heartfelt. it is difficult to find all the epithets to convey this atmosphere from the runway. the special board with marina vasilevskaya took off from moscow at 7:00 am and landed at 8:00 am in 10 minutes. in minsk. our first female cosmonaut in the history of sovereign belarus came down the plane with a bouquet of flowers and her signature dazzling smile. representatives of the government, the academy of sciences, public associations, as well as marina’s family, friends and

the chairman of the presidium of the national academy of sciences, vladimir gusakov, was awarded theer of honor. the president presented the medal for labor merit to the general director of belavia airline igor chergents. citizens of russia have received high awards. order of friendship of peoples by the general director of the state corporation. roscosmos yuri borisov. the president of belarus expressed gratitude to the executive director for manned space programs of roscosmos sergei krikalev, as well as test cosmonaut oleg navitsky, head of the training center cosmonauts maxim kharlamov. board number one headed for moscow. the belarusian leader is heading to russia to meet with vladimir putin on the presidential board and the first cosmonaut in the history of sovereign belarus, marina vasilevskaya, who is today. their title hero of belarus. the president is scheduled to have one-on-one talks tomorrow. the heads of state intend to discuss the development of cooperation between the two countries in various fields, issues that require consideration at the highest level. in the center