“Motherland” suggests creation of “foreign Belarusian’s card”

The 5th congress of Belarusians of the world has suggested that the authorities should create a certificate for Belarusians living abroad. It should be an analogue of the well-known “Pole’s card”.
Participants of the congress think that the certificate should help ethnic Belarusians visit their historical motherland. In particular, the document is planned to allow benefits when getting multiple-entry visas, its owners should be exempt from the necessity to register when entering Belarus, have access to education and medical assistance like Belarusian citizens, etc.

Moreover, BelaPAN notes that the congress has adopted appeals to various state organs concerning the creation of institutions for the Belarusian diaspora, protection of cultural and historical monuments, support of Belarusian mass media, TV and radio programmes abroad and the support and maintenance of the Belarusian House – a cultural educational centre of the International Civil Association “Union of Belarusian of the world “Motherland”.