Meeting for foreign journalists with presidential candidates, experts, and Belarusian journalists
Dear colleagues, dear international journalists who are in Belarus now to cover presidential elections! Press Club Belarus organizes a meeting in Minsk with presidential candidates, experts, and Belarusian journalists who would help you to understand political and economic situation in Belarus.
The meeting will take place on October 10th at 14:00 in the Hotel Europe’s conference hall (Internacyjanalnaja str. 28).
Tell the Truth! campaign candidate Tatsiana Karatkevich, Liberal Democratic Party candidate Siarhei Haidukevich, and Belarusian Patriotic Party candidate Mikalai Ulakhovich are all expected to come.
Belarusian economist Siarhei Chaly, expert in Belarus-Russia relations Anatol Pankouski, and a public policy expert Valery Karbalevich will join the meeting at 15:00.
In order to participate in the meeting please fill out this form http://goo.gl/forms/fIH4Q4xIS8
Besides, we bring to your notice the candidates’ schedule of meetings with voters and other events which might be interesting to you. Please note that this schedule is subject to change.
October 7th
Tatsiana Karatkevich:
12:30 ‑13:30 Liady, Vitsebsk region, village palace of culture
14:00–15:00 Dubrouna, Nikandrava str. 62
16:30–17:20 Orsha, a rally in front of Orsha Jesuit Collegium
17:30 Orsha, children art school #1, Lenina str. 21
Mikalai Ulakhovich:
14:00 – Vitsebsk, public school #31, Maskouski praspekt 15
18:00 – Nouka agro-town, Vitsebsk region, palace of culture
Siarhei Haidukevich:
Homel, Homel state university, praspekt Kastrychnika (prospect Oktyabrya) 48
Time TBA
October 8th
Tatsiana Karatkevich:
rally in Rahachou
rally in Zhlobin
rally in Buda-Kashaliova
rally and meeting in Homel
Time TBA
October 9th
Tatsiana Karatkevich:
Minsk – “Kava za TaK” coffee meeting with the candidate, Varanianskaha str. 11a, gymnasia #56
Rally “Language, culture, Belarus”
Time TBA
Siarhei Haidukevich
Vitsebsk – public school # 28, Praudy str. 43
October 10th
14:00 – 16:00 – Minsk, Press Club Belarus meeting with presidential candidates, experts, and Belarusian journalists for international journalists in the Hotel Europe’s conference hall (Internacyjanalnaja str. 28).
17:00 – Minsk, Svabody square, rally of Mikalai Statkevich, ex-political prisoner and ex-presidential candidate-2010
October 11th
Central Electoral Committee Information Center — Palac Respubliki (Palace of the Republic), Oktyabrskaya sq. (admission by Foreign Ministry accreditations + national ID card)
10:00*, 12:10*, 14:10*, 16:10*, 18:10*, 20:00* — Press briefings by Lidya Ermoshina, the CEC secretary, on the voting progress (*the estimated time is subject to subtle changes)
01:00 The final press conference of the voting day
October 12th
Central Electoral Committee Information Center — Palac Respubliki (Palace of the Republic), Oktyabrskaya sq. (admission by Foreign Ministry accreditations + national ID card)
10:00* — 12:00 — Concluding press conference by Lidya Ermoshina, the CEC secretary, followed by press conferences by CIS observers, People’s Republic of China observers, and Shanghai Cooperation Organization observers (*the estimated starting time is subject to changes)
Useful contacts:
Tatsiana Karatkevich’s campaign headquarters: Leninhradskaja str. 5–37.
Press relations service (Russian, Belarusian): +375 29 3334503
Andrei Dzmitryeu, head of campaign headquarters (English, Russian, and Belarusian): +375 33 6638818
Siarhei Haidukevich’s campaign headquarters: Arlouskaja str., 40. +375 29 605 96 92.
Mikalai Ulakhovich’s campaign headquarters: Marjeuskaja str. 5a, 220034 +375 29 7716096 (Mikhail Abrazou – head of campaign headquarters).
Press Club Belarus
- Tatsiana +375 29 6768736