Equal rights for Belarusian, Russian citizens discussed
11:40, 29 October
A meeting of the working group on ensuring equal rights for citizens of Belarus and Russia was held at the Permanent Committee of the Union State. The meeting brought together Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Yuri Seliverstov, representatives of Belarusian and Russian government agencies and organizations, the Permanent Committee, and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian embassy.
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“The participants discussed pressing issues related to ensuring equal rights for citizens of Belarus and Russia in healthcare, social security, transport, communications, and education, and possible ways to address them. The participants noted as a positive development the signing, on 24 September 2026, of a protocol amending the agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on ensuring equal rights for citizens of Belarus and Russia to freedom of movement and choice of place to stay and residence in the territories of the Union State member states,” the press service said.
The Permanent Committee presented the results of its analysis of appeals from citizens of Belarus and Russia received during face-to-face consultations held in Moscow and at the Permanent Committee’s office in Minsk since September 2025.
