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EU Delegation to Belarus, Honorary Consulate of Belgium in Belarus open a book of condolence

26.03.2016  |  Society
EU Delegation to Belarus, Honorary Consulate of Belgium in Belarus open a book of condolence Reuters

The information about it appeared at the official webpage of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Belarus.

The Delegation of the European Union to Belarus and the Honorary Consulate of Belgium in Belarus have opened a book of condolence for the victims of the terrorist attacks perpetrated in Brussels on 22 March. The book may be signed from 14:00 to 16:00 on Tuesday 29 March and from 10:30 to 12:30 on Wednesday 30 March on the premises of the Delegation of the European Union to Belarus at 34A/2, Engels Street, Minsk.

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