Delegation of Belarusian archivists pay a visit to the Republic of Lithuania 17-19 April

On 17-19 April 2013 on the invitation of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania Mr. Ramojus Kraujalis the delegation of Belarusian archivists pay a visit to the Republic of Lithuania. The delegation includes the director of the Department for Archives and Records Management of the Justice Ministry of the Republic of Belarus V. Adamushko and the director of the National Historical Archives of Belarus D. Yatsevich.

During the visit the Belarusian archivists will attend the Office of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania and take part in the opening of the joint Lithuanian-Belarusian exhibition of historical documents “The Uprising of 1863-1864 in Lithuania” and the scholarly conference on the 1863 uprising in Lithuania. The documentary exhibition “The Uprising of 1863-1864 in Lithuania” includes copies of documents from the holdings of the National Historical Archives of Belarus in Minsk and the National Historical Archives of Belarus in Grodno.

The director of the Department for Archives and Records Management of the Justice Ministry of the Republic of Belarus Mr. V. Adamushko will have talks with the Chief Archivist of Lithuania Mr. Ramojus Kraujalis to discuss the forms of bilateral cooperation between Lithuanian and Belarusian archivists and the exchange of practices aimed at improving the activities of archival institutions in both countries.