Today, Ambassador Sajjad Haider Khan participated in the Regional Choreography Festival-Competition held at the Palace of Culture in Borisov.

The event was attended by around 1000 guests. More than 700 participants, 33 teams, 87 performances took part in the event.

The Head of the Education Department of Borisov region Ms Sadovskaya Irina opened the festival, after which Ambassador Sajjad addressed the audience. Director of the Creative center Ms. Luzhkovskaya Galina, Deputy Director Ms. Kaminskaya Svetlana also attended the event.

As a mark of special gesture of cooperation, the organisers allowed a Pakistani song to be played during the opening ceremony, whereby young students from a Dancing School performed Pakistani dance wearing traditional Pakistani costume.

In his opening remarks, Ambassador Sajjad highlighted Pakistan’s rich cultural scene and emphasised the importance of forging closer ties between between Pakistan and Belarus.

Welcoming and appreciating the participants in the competition from different regions, the Ambassador also announced a special prize for the grand prize award winner.

The Ambassador and the organizers of the festival agreed on holding on Pakistani cultural activities in the second half of this year.

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