Vilnius has rented a premises to the Belarusian community: it will help citizens fleeing repression



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As reported by the Vilnius Municipality, Vilniaus st. 20 located in more than 240 m2. On Monday, meters of premises were rented from the Dapamoga public institution for a month; This institution cooperates with the charitable foundation Strana dlia žizni and the political information platform Zubr.

The long-term lease of the facilities for a non-competitive period of five years will be decided by the council in October; A temporary decision was needed after statements by government representatives that the facilities could not be transferred free of charge.

According to the municipality, Dapamoga plans to provide assistance and information for the protection and integration of citizen, psychological, leisure rights, training, conferences, crime prevention, social security, integration of vulnerable social groups, etc.

The facility would also host Lithuanian language classes, provide refugees with useful information and a service that would process crime data from the regime. A museum should also be located here.

Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius claims that Minsk is the closest neighboring capital to Vilnius, and that some Belarusians are currently unable to carry out their country due to repression.

“We are determined to help this part of the Belarusian nation, as we once received foreign support for the diaspora of our country. This is an investment in democracy and relations between the two countries,” says Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius . accumulated and stored privately, in personal collections.

To help Belarusians to move to Vilnius, the Go Vilnius municipal institution has also created a special page for Belarusians on their website in Russian, containing all the most important questions and answers, from visas, to kindergartens or the search for a place to live.

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