OREANDA-NEWS On January 26, 2017 the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Valentin Rybakov, met with the American newspaper photographer, the author of the photo exhibition “Chernobyl: the tragedy, lessons, hope”, organized by Belarus in April, 2016 in the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Philip Grossman.

The Belarusian diplomat thanked the interlocutor for his dedicated work in raising awareness of the American public and the world community on the long-term consequences of the Chernobyl disaster.

The sides discussed proclaimed by the UN General Assembly International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day, joint steps for the organization of a photo exhibition dedicated to Chernobyl in the UN Headquarters in April 2017 based on new photo materials from the last trip of P.Grossman to the affected areas of the Gomel region in November 2016.