BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

24/05/2007

RF-Belarus Union Parliamentary Assembly discusses social policy

PETROZAVODSK, May 24 (Itar-Tass) - Deputies of the sixth meeting of the standing seminar at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Russia-Belarus Union State discuss the drafting of the social policy in the Union State. The meeting opened in Petrozavodsk on Thursday.

Politicians, scholars and economists from Russia and Belarus discuss topical problems of social security in Belarus and Russia, as well as granting equal rights to Russian and Belarussian citizens, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, Business and Ownership Vladimir Fyodorov told Itar-Tass on Thursday.

"In particular, as the head of the committee preparing proposals in the draft law on traffic, I am surprised with the current situation, when a driver and a Belarussian citizen, who was stripped of the driving license in Russia for a blatant violation of our traffic rules, will get a new driving license without problems upon coming home," the senator pointed out.

On May 25, which is the second day of the seminar, prospects for the development of tourism and sport in the Union State, further formation of a common cultural space in Russia and Belarus will be discussed.

Source:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11561548&PageNum=0