Minsk, Belarus - A meeting of Belarusian Ambassadors for Peace took place near Minsk on June 18. Among the participants were representatives of the Belarusian Peace Foundation, the Association of Koreans in Belarus, and other grassroots organizations. Igor Valyuk, head of the Belarusian UPF, was the MC of the program.
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The participants discussed the current UPF projects and the activity of Ambassadors for Peace in the nations of Eurasia. Jacques Marion, Secretary General of UPF-Eurasia, and Konstantin Krylov, Secretary General of UPF-Russia, gave presentations on the recent Peace Tour by UPF Founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon, his autobiography, and his thought.
The seminar was attended by Mr. Alexander Pasukevich, Head of the Belarus Peace Fund; his assistant, Mrs. Zoya Krot, Fund leader for the city of Vitebsk; and Mrs. Kimi Ri, Vice President of the Belarus Association of Ethnic Koreans; as well as Ambassadors for Peace Valery Korotkyi, head of the martial arts organization “Korosu,” and Professor Anatoly Trushkevich, National Technical University.
Congratulations to Alexander Pasyukevich, Zoya Krot, and Kimi Ri on receiving Ambassador for Peace certificates.
While in Belarus, Jacques Marion and Konstantin Krylov met with Eurasia Peace Council President Stanislav Shushkevich and his wife Irina. Belarus’s current political situation prevents UPF from holding official meetings, but UPF volunteers are able to maintain regular educational programs.