Medical, communications, transportation. SG Standing Committee discusses ensuring equal rights of Belarusians and Russians

The meeting of the joint interdepartmental working group on ensuring equal rights of citizens of Belarus and Russia was held at the site of the Standing Committee of the Union State. It was attended by Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Yuri Seliverstov, representatives of Belarusian and Russian state bodies and organizations, the Standing Committee, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, the press service of the Belarusian diplomatic mission told sb.by.

Topical issues of ensuring equal rights of citizens of Belarus and Russia in the fields of medical care, social security, transport, communication and education, as well as possible ways to solve them were discussed. In a positive vein, the signing on September 24, 2026 of the protocol on amending the agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on ensuring equal rights of citizens of Belarus and Russia to freedom of movement, choice of place of stay and residence in the territories of the member states of the Union State was noted.

The Standing Committee provided information on the results of the analysis of the appeals of citizens of Belarus and Russia received during the personal receptions organized since September 2025 in Moscow and the representative office of the Standing Committee in Minsk. The work of Belarusian scientists at the SKIF installation and scientific interaction. Seliverstov met with the President of the RAS